| The Day Secretariat Won the Triple Crown Contributor(s): Scheidies, Carolyn R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0615159648 ISBN-13: 9780615159645 Publisher: C R Publication OUR PRICE: $11.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: The news of Secretariat's death made me realize how far removed I had become from my youthful obsession with horses, especially with Secretariat, a horse I had never even seen. It had been a long time since I'd even thought of him or how important he had been to me that spring. So begins the story of a young girl turning into a woman who found herself inexplicitly bonded with the horse that ultimately achieved the Triple Crown. Only Carolyn, who'd once wanted nothing more than to own and ride a horse, found herself not on a horse, but in a wheelchair and with few prospects for her future. THE DAY SECRETARIAT WON THE TRIPLE CROWN is a story of how one young woman turned tragedy to triumph, encouraged by her family, her faith, her horse.and a young horse named Secretariat. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 6" W x 9" (0.28 lbs) 78 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The news of Secretariat's death made me realize how far removed I had become from my youthful obsession with horses, especially with Secretariat, a horse I had never even seen. It had been a long time since I'd even thought of him or how important he had been to me that spring. So begins the story of a young girl turning into a woman who found herself inexplicitly bonded with the horse that ultimately achieved the Triple Crown. Only Carolyn, who'd once wanted nothing more than to own and ride a horse, found herself not on a horse, but in a wheelchair and with few prospects for her future. THE DAY SECRETARIAT WON THE TRIPLE CROWN is a story of how one young woman turned tragedy to triumph, encouraged by her family, her faith, her horse...and a young horse named Secretariat. |