Seabiscuit

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Summary: Seabiscuit
Review: Seabiscuit was an all around well written book. Hillenbrand develops well rounded characters, gives historical background information, and creates an exciting plot. A relationship is created between Red Pollard (the main character), and the unique horse, Seabiscuit. Once their relationship is established, the reader can infer that the two were meant to be together, and Red Pollard was meant to ride this horse. Several times throughout the novel their relationship struggles when Pollard gets hurt. In the end, you will find a truly bonded horse and jockey to fulfill their ultimate goal. I would recommend this book to anyone, not only people interested in horseback riding.

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Summary: Seabiscuit, an American Legend, and a Good Read
Review: This book contains the story of three unlikely individuals and one horse who come together and form one of the best sports teams the world has ever seen. The first was Charles Howard, a man who walked into San Francisco In 1903 with 21 cents in his pocket; over only a matter of years he became one of San Francisco's richest citizens. He owned a series of Buick dealerships all over the city. After the death of his son and a divorce from his wife a few of Howard's friends took him down to a town in Mexico where all the things that were soon to be illegal or already were in the states were found in huge, easily accessible quantities. A big one was gambling. Betting on horse races was one of the biggest attractions of Tijuana. Howard was enthralled, he soon got a horse of his own.
Tom Smith had survived as a young man training horses for the British cavalry and had lived with horses all his life. As life passed by he became a trainer for small time horse owners. He had a way with horses where he could understand them. When the opportunity to be a trainer for the Howard barn surfaced he seized it and started working. Howard was looking for just the right horse and Smith would be the man to find it. One day at a track on his horse hunt, Smith saw a horse named Seabiscuit. Smith knew that Seabiscuit was the Horse.
Seabiscuit slept and ate all day. He was a lousy runner. His owner and world-renowned trainer gave up on him and Howard got him in a bad claiming race. Now they needed a jockey.
Red Pollard grew up in a wealthy family but when the depression hit he sank into poverty. He had liked horses all his life and decided to set off and become a jockey. One day Smith came across Pollard and new he had his jockey. What followed, America would never forget.