Author | Laura Hillenbrand |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | June 30, 1999 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Various |
Pages | 416 (hardcover) 399 (softcover) |
ISBN | 978-0-375-50291-0 (hardcover) ISBN 978-0-449-00561-3 (softcover) |
OCLC | 46369186 |
798.4/0092/9 21 | |
LC Class | SF355.S4 H56 2001b |
Seabiscuit: An American Legend is a non-fiction book written by Laura Hillenbrand, published in 1999. The book is a biography of the Thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit. It won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and was adapted as a feature film in 2003. It has also been published under the title Seabiscuit: The True Story of Three Men and a Racehorse. The author has been praised for her ability to convey a sense of historical times.[1] The 2003 film Seabiscuit was adapted from the book.