Elizabeth Letts

The Eighty Dollar Champion

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ISBN 13:: 9781472110916
author:: Elizabeth Letts
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Constable
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2014
Pages:: 416
Dimensions:: 12.9 x 2.5 x 19.8 cm
Genre:: Science & Nature, Biological Sciences, Animal Sciences
Condition:: New
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The Eighty Dollar Champion by Elizabeth Letts In 1954, Harry de Leyer bought an eighty-dollar horse from a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. He had seen something in the nag that no one else did - a spark in its eye. On his modest farm on Long Island, he taught Snowman to fly, and their partnership would go on to achieve the impossible. Against all odds, Harry and Snowman rose through the ranks of show jumping, taking on some of the most expensive thoroughbreds alive. Their story is one of hope, dreams, and the power of unlikely partnerships. It's a tale that captured the heart of Cold War-era America, where the underdog can achieve greatness. Their win was the stuff of legend, a testament to the enduring spirit of an extraordinary duo.

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