Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Luara Hillenbrand
Seabiscuit is a book about a horse, his owner, his trainer, and his jockeys. Consequently, it is also a book about horse racing in general. Through
Seabiscuit, the reader is shown the world of horse racing in the 1930s. Seabiscuit was a winning horse who was beloved by the American people. He was loved not just for the magnificence of his speed and form, but because he was the underdog who managed to come out on top. Through his jockeys, we are introduced to the strange world of jockeys, where men will do anything to lose wait to ride horses (which might not be such a strange world to women who will do anything to lose weight). Seabiscuit's story is one of a losing horse, two losing jockeys, an old trainer, a man looking for a way to overcome the death of his son, and a very winning team.
Seabiscuit unexpectedly topped bestseller charts. It was unexpected, because it is on the surface, a story of horse. Its a bestseller, because underneath, its a story of the greatness concealed in unexpected places.
Happy reading.
