A chronicle of the impact of a much-loved and much-lauded horseracing icon, this is a complete account of Phar Lap's life. It details the many mysteries of his career, from his purchase as a gangly gelding bought cheaply in New Zealand to the infamous shooting that occurred just days before his great triumph in the 1930 Melbourne Cup and his tragic, previously unexplained death in the United States. Bringing to life the characters of the racetrack, this book also examines the way the media played a part in building the ...
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A chronicle of the impact of a much-loved and much-lauded horseracing icon, this is a complete account of Phar Lap's life. It details the many mysteries of his career, from his purchase as a gangly gelding bought cheaply in New Zealand to the infamous shooting that occurred just days before his great triumph in the 1930 Melbourne Cup and his tragic, previously unexplained death in the United States. Bringing to life the characters of the racetrack, this book also examines the way the media played a part in building the legend. Beautifully presented with archival photographs, newspaper articles, and racing memorabilia, this book commemorates one of the best racehorses of all time.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Black glossy boards with orange lettering on the spine and front panel. The binding is tight, a trace of rubbing at the corners. Text and images are clean and unmarked. The photo illustrated dust jacket shows some general handling, some light edgewear, in a mylar cover.
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Like New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Light edge wear. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Size: 4to-over 9.75"-12" tall; As new save for one tiny poke through frt gutter dust jacket paper that does break the paper covering the board, and has a barely perceptible indentation on frt cover panel, displays well in new mylar. First edition hardcover in original, un-clipped dust wrapper. 240pp. No names, tears or soil in the text. Profusely illustrated in color & B/W. The complete story.
I saw the movie version of this book and I loved the movie. The story is similiar to Seabiscuit and Secretariat race horses...I am looking forward to reading the book.