Man o War

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His trainer said that managing him was like holding a tiger by the tail His owner compared him to chain lightning His jockeys found their lives transformed by him, in triumphant and distressing ways All of them became caught in a battle for honesty.Born in 1917, Man o War grew from a rebellious youngster into perhaps the greatest racehorse of all time He set such a Download Man o War – kino-fada.fr Having completed biographies of seabiscuit and secretariat, I decided that my next horse book should be about man o war I knew that he is considered to be the greatest racehorse of the 20th century, but I didn t know much else That is definitely not true any This book tells, in great detail, the overwhelming story of this great horse Dorothy Ours has clearly done a great deal of research and working for the horse racing museum in Saratoga no doubt gave her a huge amount of access to inf Having completed biographies of seabiscuit and secretariat, I decided that my next horse book should be about man o war I knew that he is considered to be the greatest racehorse of the 20th century, but I didn t know much else That is definitely not true any This book tells, in great detail, the overwhelming story of this great horse Dorothy Ours has clearly done a great deal of research and working for the horse racing museum in Saratoga no doubt gave her a huge amount of access to information and puts forth a definitive v...I went into this book with lowered expectations, that somehow Ours managed to undershoot.On the upside, this really is a learned and completed guide to the life and career of Man o War Ours is extremely reliable on every angle of this extraordinary horse So that s the good part, I now know a lot of things about Man o War.The downside is that this is not interesting in itself This book has no spark, no sense of momentum or personality or narrative This is compounded by Ours failings as a I went into this book with lowered expectations, that somehow Ours managed to undershoot.On the upside, this really is a learned and completed guide to the life and career of Man o War Ours is extremely reliable on every angle of this extraordinary horse So that s the good part, I now know a lot of things about Man o War.The downside is that this is not interesting in itself This book has n...This book was about the greatest racehorse ever It talks about his records and how great he was Man O War may set a new stakes record this afternoon and beat Wildair by a couple of lengths, It says that he has a lot of fans and a lot of people who loved him A good many of those who go to the tracks on days when Man O War is scheduled to start really do not care whether he is confronted with a contest or a mere gallop page 208 It also talks about his ups and downs and how he always This book was about the greatest racehorse ever It talks about his records and how great he was Man O War may set a new stakes record this afternoon and beat Wildair by a couple of lengths, It says that he has a lot of fans and a lot of people who loved him A good many of those who go to the tracks on days when Man O War is scheduled to start really do not care whether he is confronted with a contest or a mere gallop page 208 It also talks about his ups and downs and how he always recovered Even though he had a short career he still got a lot of money out of it and still had many fans The main characters in this book were Man O War, ...If you only read one book about Big Red, make it this 2007 biography by Dorothy Ours After reading it, I wonder why Walter Farley would turn his hand at writing a fictional biography Big Red s life was colorful enough as it was Unlike many other biographies of champion racehorses, this one isn t afraid to show the dark side of racing, such as hopping horses and jockeys throwing races However, there is no evidence that any shenanigans happened during Man o War s career which is amazing If you only read one book about Big Red, make it this 2007 biography by Dorothy Ours After reading it, I...This istheauthority on Man o War You won t find a better reference on the subject Ours did some serious research, and it shows.Hopefully this will help debunk that stupid myth that Man o War was originally My Man o War that everyone repeats as fact, which is ridiculous.There are several other urban legends she debunks, and interesting facts she unearths in their place Not only that, but she manages to make the whole thing interesting and engaging How rare is that Definitely pick This istheauthority on Man o War You won t find a better reference on the subject Ours did some serious research, and it show...I decided to read this book for two reasons 1 What little I knew about the horse called Big Red was impressive and 2 Laura Hillenbrand I devoured her book about Sea Biscuit and she wrote a positive review about this book When I started reading I thought the content was background forinformation to come about Man O War It never came I did learn a lot about horse racing andabout horses in general than I knew before reading the book But it was dry and mostly boring and I can t I decided to read this book for two reasons 1 What little I knew about the horse called Big Red was impressive and 2 Laura Hillenbrand I devoured her book about Sea Biscuit and she wrote a positive review about this book When I started reading I thought the content was background forinformation to come about Man O War It never came I did learn a lot about horse racing andabout horses in general than I knew before reading the book But it was dry and mo...Man o War was a surprising disappointment The lore around the horse is so fantastic that I m not quite sure how Dorothy Ours managed to make it seem dull Each race is reported dutifully but with so little color and context that it felt like reading the race guides at the track E...This book, man I m heartbroken that it s over, and even though I knew how it was going to end and that it had to these were some difficult characters to let go of, particularly as an equestrian I also felt like the author rushed the ending a bit, and would have liked to hearabout what happened AFTER Red s racing career ended.Overall, the writing style here is incredibly easy to read, the research is well done, and the story is told in a very complete and knowledgeable way You re given This book, man I m heartbroken that it s over, and even though I knew how it was going to end and that it had to these were some difficult characters to let go of, particularly as an equestrian I also felt like the author rushed the ending a bit, and would have liked to hearabout what happened AFTER Red s racing career ended.Overall, the writing style here is incredibly easy to read, the research is well done, and the story is told in a very complete and knowledgeable way You re given a very full version of who and what and where, and you re definitely given the pieces you need to fall in love with the horse That s not to say that parts of it weren t hard to read, b c let s be clear this is about racing, and if we think racehorses are mistreated now, it s nothing to what they used to go through So there were definitely ...Pretty boring account of Man O War s life and racing history For serious racing fans it may have beenintriguing, but it seemed too full of stats and race times circumstances and did not have much of a story line or connect outside historical events Not the best horse racing book I have read.I enjoyed this well researched and documented equine story and learned quite a bit about Thoroughbreds and the early days of horse racing in the US Not a full five stars for me, but a solid 4.5 Anyone interested in horses won t want to miss this one.

Man o War
  • English
  • 03 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 352 pages
  • 0312340990
  • Dorothy Ours
  • Man o War