Out of the Clouds: The Unlikely Horseman and the Unwanted Colt Who Conquered the Sport of Kings

by Linda Carroll and David Rosner

Book Overview

In the bestselling tradition ofthe The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the propulsive, inspiring Cinderella story of Stymie, an unwanted Thoroughbred, and Hirsch Jacobs, the once dirt-poor trainer who bought the colt on the cheap and molded him into the most popular horse of his time and the richest racehorse the world had ever seen.

In the wake of World War II, as turmoil and chaos were giving way to a spirit of optimism, Americans...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316432237
• ISBN13: 9780316432238
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"