{"product_id":"eighty-dollar-champion-snowman-the-horse-that-inspired-a-nation","title":"Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eEighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eElizabeth Letts\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780345521095\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBallantine Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2012\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e368\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eModerate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - The \"classic American dream story\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e) about a man and his horse, an unlikely duo whose legendary rise to stardom in show jumping captivated the nation, from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Horse \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Ride of Her Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If you loved the story of Seabiscuit, the surprise champion racehorse . . . check out the true story of Snowman.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. He recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry's modest farm on Long Island, the even-tempered horse thrived. But the recent Dutch immigrant and his growing family needed money, so Harry reluctantly sold Snowman to a farm a few miles down the road. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Snowman had other ideas about what Harry needed. When he turned up back at Harry's barn, dragging an old tire and a broken fence board, Harry knew he had misjudged the horse and set about teaching the shaggy, easygoing gelding to fly. One show at a time, against extraordinary odds, the pair soared past the most expensive thoroughbreds alive, reaching the very top of the sport of show jumping. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of this dynamic duo captured the heart of Cold War-era America--a story of unstoppable hope, inconceivable dreams, and a chance to have it all.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation | Elizabeth Letts | Paperback | 9780345521095 | Used: Good | 1785079","offer_id":67623933640856,"sku":"1785079","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81nTag4TD1L.jpg?v=1790969859","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/eighty-dollar-champion-snowman-the-horse-that-inspired-a-nation","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}