Seabiscuit : An American Legend
by Hillenbrand, Laura
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good/Near Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0375502912
- ISBN 13
- 9780375502910
- Seller
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Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Synopsis
Laura Hillenbrand has been writing about Thoroughbred racing since 1988 and has been a contributing writer/editor for Equus magazine since 1989. Her work has also appeared in American Heritage, ABC Sports Online, The Blood-Horse, Thoroughbred Times, The Backstretch, Turf and Sport Digest and many other publications. Her 1998 American Heritage article on Seabiscuit won the Eclipse Award for Magazine Writing, the highest award for Thoroughbred racing. She is currently serving as a consultant on a Universal Studios movie based on this book. Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Laura lives in Washington, D.C. From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Seller
- Harropian Books, IOBA (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1241
- Title
- Seabiscuit : An American Legend
- Author
- Hillenbrand, Laura
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0375502912
- ISBN 13
- 9780375502910
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Books into Film;
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