The Eighty-Dollar Champion : : Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation
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"The Eighty-Dollar Champion tells the dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry. Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions, winning first prize in Madison Square Garden. Set in the mid- to late-1950s, this book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed--and triumphed"--Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Ballantine Books, c2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 338 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780345521095
0345521080
SUBJECTS
Snowman (Horse)
Show jumpers (Horses) -- Biography.
Show horses -- Biography.