{"product_id":"9780312382254","title":"Horse God Built, The","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"For anybody who loves horses, and for all of those who are thrilled by horse racing and the behind-the-scenes drama of the track, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Horse That God Built\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis must reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Michael Korda, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHorse People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost of us know the legend of Secretariat, the tall, handsome chestnut racehorse whose string of honors runs long and rich: the only two-year-old ever to win Horse of the Year, in 1972; winner in 1973 of the Triple Crown, his times in all three races still unsurpassed; featured on the cover of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTime, Newsweek,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSports Illustrated;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the only horse listed on ESPN's top fifty athletes of the twentieth century (ahead of Mickey Mantle). His final race at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack is a touchstone memory for horse lovers everywhere. Yet while Secretariat will be remembered forever, one man, Eddie \"Shorty\" Sweat, who was pivotal to the great horse's success, has been all but forgotten---until now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Horse God Built,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestselling equestrian writer Lawrence Scanlan has written a tribute to an exceptional man that is also a backroads journey to a corner of the racing world rarely visited. As a young black man growing up in South Carolina, Eddie Sweat struggled at several occupations before settling on the job he was born for---groom to North America's finest racehorses. As Secretariat's groom, loyal friend, and protector, Eddie understood the horse far better than anyone else. A wildly generous man who could read a horse with his eyes, he shared in little of the financial success or glamour of Secretariat's wins on the track, but won the heart of Big Red with his soft words and relentless devotion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Scanlan's rich narrative, we get a groom's-eye view of the racing world and the vantage of a man who spent every possible moment with the horse he loved, yet who often basked in the horse's glory from the sidelines. More than anything else, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Horse God Built\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a moving portrait of the powerful bond between human and horse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePraise for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Horse God Built\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Scanlan's scope is encyclopedic...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The author's tribute is heartfelt...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"...detailed in all its equine awesomeness.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMaxim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"...will satisfy those who can't get enough of Secretariat.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"...an informative read that hardboots and novices alike can enjoy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e--The Lexington Herald Leader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Kentucky)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Eddie Sweat's story represents the last great untold chapter in the Secretariat saga. Larry Scanlan has honoured both groom and horse by giving it to us at last.\u003cbr\u003e--John Jeremiah Sullivan, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlood Horses: Notes of a Sportswriter's Son\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This well-researched book is a must for readers who are fans of the horse, but if you just want a good read, you're going to love this animal\/human interest story.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonty Roberts, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Man Who Listens to Horses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"St. Martin`s Press","offers":[{"title":"St. Martin`s Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2008-06-10","offer_id":45500418916607,"sku":"9780312382254","price":27.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/71nDziwmTgL._SL1500.jpg?v=1716307029","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780312382254","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}