Seabiscuit: an American Legend Summary
Laura Hillenbrand

Everything you need to understand or teach Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand.

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Seabiscuit: an American Legend Summary

Seabiscuit: An American Legend is the first book-length work published by Laura Hillenbrand. While suffering from a debilitating illness, Hillenbrand wrote short pieces and feature articles for a variety of equestrian magazines before becoming captivated by the tale of Seabiscuit and the men who believed in him. She found that his story was a triumph over adversity that mimicked her personal predicament in many ways. Though nonfiction, the book pushes the reader forward...

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