The Resource The eighty-dollar champion : Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation, Elizabeth Letts
The eighty-dollar champion : Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation, Elizabeth Letts
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The item The eighty-dollar champion : Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation, Elizabeth Letts represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Billerica Public Library.
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- Summary
- "The Eighty-Dollar Champion tells the dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry. Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions, winning first prize in Madison Square Garden. Set in the mid- to late-1950s, this book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed--and triumphed"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 329 pages
- Contents
-
- The kills
- On the way home
- Land of clover
- An ordinary farm chunk
- A school for young ladies
- Hollandia Farms
- How to make a living at horses
- The stable boy
- Where the heart is
- The horse can jump
- A grim business
- Horses, owners, and riders
- Sinjon
- The circuit
- New challenges
- The things that really matter
- Piping rock
- The indoor circuit
- The diamond jubilee
- "Deutschland über Alles"
- Famous!
- The wind of change
- Camelot
- Branglebrink Farms
- The Cinderella horse
- The galloping grandfather
- Isbn
- 9780345521088
- Label
- The eighty-dollar champion : Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation
- Title
- The eighty-dollar champion
- Title remainder
- Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation
- Statement of responsibility
- Elizabeth Letts
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The Eighty-Dollar Champion tells the dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry. Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions, winning first prize in Madison Square Garden. Set in the mid- to late-1950s, this book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed--and triumphed"--Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Letts, Elizabeth
- Dewey number
- 798.2/5079
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- SF295.565.S66
- LC item number
- L48 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Snowman
- Show jumpers (Horses)
- Show horses
- Pets
- PETS
- HISTORY
- Label
- The eighty-dollar champion : Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation, Elizabeth Letts
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The kills -- On the way home -- Land of clover -- An ordinary farm chunk -- A school for young ladies -- Hollandia Farms -- How to make a living at horses -- The stable boy -- Where the heart is -- The horse can jump -- A grim business -- Horses, owners, and riders -- Sinjon -- The circuit -- New challenges -- The things that really matter -- Piping rock -- The indoor circuit -- The diamond jubilee -- "Deutschland über Alles" -- Famous! -- The wind of change -- Camelot -- Branglebrink Farms -- The Cinderella horse -- The galloping grandfather
- Control code
- ocn690086343
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 329 pages
- Isbn
- 9780345521088
- Lccn
- 2010050993
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
-
- 40019826324
- 9780345521088
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)690086343
- Label
- The eighty-dollar champion : Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation, Elizabeth Letts
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The kills -- On the way home -- Land of clover -- An ordinary farm chunk -- A school for young ladies -- Hollandia Farms -- How to make a living at horses -- The stable boy -- Where the heart is -- The horse can jump -- A grim business -- Horses, owners, and riders -- Sinjon -- The circuit -- New challenges -- The things that really matter -- Piping rock -- The indoor circuit -- The diamond jubilee -- "Deutschland über Alles" -- Famous! -- The wind of change -- Camelot -- Branglebrink Farms -- The Cinderella horse -- The galloping grandfather
- Control code
- ocn690086343
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 329 pages
- Isbn
- 9780345521088
- Lccn
- 2010050993
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
-
- 40019826324
- 9780345521088
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)690086343
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