[Nfb-krafters-korner] a couple of horse books

[Nella Foster]

Here are 2 horse books that I've read in the last year and thoroughly
enjoyed.  Both of these books were well written and well researched.

 


 <https://nlsbard.loc.gov:443/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB68261>
Crazy good: the true story of Dan Patch, the most famous horse in America
DB68261


Leerhsen, Charles. Reading time: 15 hours, 49 minutes. 
Read by Jim Zeiger. 

Sports and Recreation
Animals and Wildlife

Portrays the life of legendary harness-racing horse Dan Patch and the men
who owned and drove him. Describes Dan Patch being born with a badly formed
left leg and recounts his debut run at an Indiana country fair in 1900.
Highlights the champion's achievements and marketing success. 2008.
Download Crazy good: the true story of Dan Patch, the most famous horse in
America
<https://nlsbard.loc.gov:443/nlsbardprod/download/book/srch/DB68261> 

 


 <https://nlsbard.loc.gov:443/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/DB73780> The
Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation DB73780


Letts, Elizabeth. Reading time: 10 hours, 44 minutes. 
Read by Kristin Allison. 

Sports and Recreation
Animals and Wildlife
Bestsellers

Relates Dutch immigrant Harry de Leyer's 1956 purchase of a gray horse from
a slaughterhouse truck for eighty dollars. Recounts de Leyer's Long Island
boarding-school students riding the horse named Snowman, the discovery of
Snowman's jumping feats, and his victory at the 1958 National Horse Show.
Bestseller. 2011.
Download The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the horse that inspired a
nation  <https://nlsbard.loc.gov:443/nlsbardprod/download/book/srch/DB73780>