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Charles Leerhsen Crazy Good (Paperback)
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- Condition
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- Book Title
- Crazy Good : the True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America
- Publication Name
- Crazy Good
- Title
- Crazy Good
- Subtitle
- The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0743291786
- EAN
- 9780743291781
- ISBN
- 9780743291781
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation, History
- Release Year
- 2009
- Release Date
- 02/06/2009
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 13.9 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Topic
- Horse Racing, United States / 19th Century, General
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Now in paperback, the book that Newsweek calls "wonderful, witty, and wise," vividly recounts a time 100 years ago when a racehorse thrilled America and became a legend. * A great underdog story: Born with a bad leg and nearly destroyed at birth in 1896, Dan Patch became the greatest champion racehorse of his day, lowering the record for the mile by four seconds, an astounding achievement that stood for decades. Put to work pulling a wagon, he was entered in a race as a lark, but won it--and never lost throughout his long career. * A bygone American era: Crazy Good is the story of America in simpler times, when the automobile was a novelty and most people preferred horses; an era when horse racing-- pacers and trotters--was a dominant sport of the day. * Colorful writing, colorful characters: Leerhsen populates his story with great characters, from the entrepreneur owner who made Dan Patch into a household name, to the alcoholic gambler who drove the horse to his greatest victories.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0743291786
ISBN-13
9780743291781
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71236153
Product Key Features
Book Title
Crazy Good : the True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Horse Racing, United States / 19th Century, General
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Sports & Recreation, History
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
13.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
"It's a terrific look at a legendary if now forgotten equine superstar named Dan Patch. Leerhsen does for early 20th-century American harness racing what Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit did for Depression-era Thoroughbred racing." --USA Today, "It's a terrific look at a legendary if now forgotten equine superstar named Dan Patch. Leerhsen does for early 20th-century American harness racing what Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit did for Depression-era Thoroughbred racing." -- USA Today, "One of the many satisfactions ofCrazy Goodis that it goes farther thanSeabiscuit-- Laura Hillenbrand's popular resurrection of another unlikely superstar -- in explaining how a horse could be so feted, then forgotten...With wit and a winking charm, Leerhsen, an executive editor atSports Illustrated, makes sure this handsome brown stallion resonates...From start to finish, this book has legs." --Newsweek, "Mr. Leerhsen's thoroughly entertaining history betrays no trace of the sentimentality that so often adheres to tales of bygone sports heroes...[ Crazy Good ] has the moments of sweetness and triumph that only a sports story can provide. Not least among the triumphs is the fact that, with Mr. Leerhsen's help, Dan Patch at long last has been given his due." -- Wall Street Journal, "One of the many satisfactions of Crazy Good is that it goes farther than Seabiscuit -- Laura Hillenbrand's popular resurrection of another unlikely superstar -- in explaining how a horse could be so feted, then forgotten...With wit and a winking charm, Leerhsen, an executive editor at Sports Illustrated , makes sure this handsome brown stallion resonates...From start to finish, this book has legs." -- Newsweek, "Leerhsen vividly recounts Dan-mania and digs up dirt on the colorful gamblers and shady horse handlers of the 1900s. In rescuing Dan from the mists of history, he also draws a wry, moving account of America's first epidemic of sports fever." -- Entertainment Weekly, "Mr. Leerhsen's thoroughly entertaining history betrays no trace of the sentimentality that so often adheres to tales of bygone sports heroes...[Crazy Good] has the moments of sweetness and triumph that only a sports story can provide. Not least among the triumphs is the fact that, with Mr. Leerhsen's help, Dan Patch at long last has been given his due." --Wall Street Journal, "Leerhsen vividly recounts Dan-mania and digs up dirt on the colorful gamblers and shady horse handlers of the 1900s. In rescuing Dan from the mists of history, he also draws a wry, moving account of America's first epidemic of sports fever." --Entertainment Weekly
Dewey Decimal
636.1/750929
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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