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Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit (2001) A longtime writer on Thoroughbred racing, Hillenbrand's 1998 article on Seabiscuit—the legendary racehorse that captured the attention and hearts of Americans in the late 1930s—won the Eclipse Award for Magazine Writing. This biography of the horse is remarkable for the author's prodigious reporting and clear, graceful writing. Hillenbrand details the dramatic rise of Seabiscuit from a sad, unlikely contender with an awkward gait to a legend and the biggest newsmaker (beyond FDR and Hitler) of 1938. Hillenbrand spares nothing in her reporting, telling Seabiscuit's story from the perspective of every person intimate to the tale—the trainers, the jockeys, the owners, the fans—and renders a seamless portrait of the cultural icon who inspired Americans during the cruelest years of the Depression. William Nack, senior writer for Sports Illustrated and author of Secretariat: The Making of a Champion, wrote: "Laura Hillenbrand has written one of the best sports biographies in the history of the genre." Andrew Beyer wrote for The Washington Post: "This ranks with the best books ever written about Thoroughbred racing." From Publisher's Weekly: "Gifted sportswriter Hillenbrand unearths the rarefied world of thoroughbred horse racing in this captivating account of one of the sport's legends." From The New York Times: "Fascinating . . . Vivid . . . A first-rate piece of storytelling leaving us not only with a vivid portrait of a horse but a fascinating slice of American history as well." MORE: Amazon (synopsis and reviews) Author and book web site Movie’s web site |
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