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Elizabeth Letts
Elizabeth Letts is a #1 New York Times Bestselling author. Her 2011 book, The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman the Horse that Inspired a Nation, was on the bestseller list for more than 40 weeks. In 2009, she received the Middle East Book Prize for her story, The Butter Man. A former competitive... show more

Elizabeth Letts is a #1 New York Times Bestselling author. Her 2011 book, The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman the Horse that Inspired a Nation, was on the bestseller list for more than 40 weeks. In 2009, she received the Middle East Book Prize for her story, The Butter Man. A former competitive equestrian, she also served in the Peace Corps in Morocco. She currently lives in Maryland and Los Angeles with her husband, four children, dog, cat, and retired horse.
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 Spooky's House Of Books
Spooky's House Of Books rated it 8 years ago
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion comes the riveting true story of the valiant rescue of priceless pedigree horses in the last days of World War II. As the Russians closed in on Hitler from the east and the Allies attacked from the west, American soldiers di...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 8 years ago
Disclaimer: ARC via Netgalley When most people hear the words Nazi and Eugenics, they only think about the Nazi view on humanity – the slaughter of innocent people and the desire to breed the perfect people. What many people don’t know is that the Nazis did try to do the same to animals. The Nazis d...
Dandeliongirl Reads Again
Dandeliongirl Reads Again rated it 10 years ago
The story was cute but was basically about one very lucky man with very little talent (he never did repeat his success with any other horse as far as I know) and a strong desire to show off. Hated the writing. The author explained the "horsey" parts of the book to the readers like they were 5 years ...
Librocubicularist
Librocubicularist rated it 12 years ago
What a great story. A Dutch emigrant, trying to make a life for his family, impulsively pulls one particular sorry horse off a trailer bound for the glue factory, rescuing what was to become the most celebrated jumping horse of his era. Only, at first the horse can't even walk over poles on the gr...
rosemaryknits
rosemaryknits rated it 12 years ago
Excellent feel good story involving a horse and a man. I listened to the audio version, and the narrator did an excellent job as well. I highly recommend. I wouldn't listen to the last hour while driving however, the tears filling your eyes will make it very hard to navigate the road. It's a rea...
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