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Ruffian : Burning from the Start by Jane Schwartz (2002, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100345450000
ISBN-139780345450005
eBay Product ID (ePID)1987960

Product Key Features

Book TitleRuffian : Burning from the Start
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicHorse Racing, United States / 20th Century, Animals / Horses
GenreNature, Sports & Recreation, History
AuthorJane Schwartz
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight9.9 Oz
Item Length8.1 in
Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"Compelling, informative, and ultimately touching. This is a first-class book; Ruffian deserves no less." The Seattle Times "A COLORFUL STORY . . . Ruffian was nothing if not a heartbreaker. Her story, dramatically recounted by Jane Schwartz, epitomizes both the adrenaline-pumping glory and gut-wrenching ruthlessness inherent in the sport of horse racing." The Washington Post Book World "[AN] EXCEPTIONALLY FINE BOOK . . . The world of racingthe people, the smells, politics, emotionis what the writer wants to show us. And show us she does, brilliantly." Cosmopolitan "Jane Schwartz has written, with considerable grace and evident love, a superb, painstakingly researched portrait of this most remarkable of thoroughbred fillies." Los Angeles Times Book Review
Dewey Decimal636.1/2
SynopsisDuring two short seasons at the track, Ruffian was hailed as the greatest thoroughbred filly of all time. Unbeaten in her first ten starts, she shattered one record after another, dazzling crowds with both her beauty and her brilliant speed. Then tragedy struck on the afternoon of July 6, 1975. Ruffian broke down-on the lead-in the middle of a match race at Belmont Park. Later that night she had to be destroyed. Ruffian- Burning from the Start is the story of this exceptional filly, a horse so dominating, so powerful, that writer Walter Farley once suggested she was more like the fictional legend, the Black Stallion, than any colt he had ever seen. Beginning with her earliest days in Kentucky, the book follows Ruffian at every stage of her career and through the agony of her final hours- venturing behind the scenes of the racing world and exploring the politics and personalities that came together to shape this extraordinary filly's fate., During two short seasons at the track, Ruffian was hailed as the greatest thoroughbred filly of all time. Unbeaten in her first ten starts, she shattered one record after another, dazzling crowds with both her beauty and her brilliant speed. Then tragedy struck on the afternoon of July 6, 1975. Ruffian broke down-on the lead-in the middle of a match race at Belmont Park. Later that night she had to be destroyed. Ruffian: Burning from the Start is the story of this exceptional filly, a horse so dominating, so powerful, that writer Walter Farley once suggested she was more like the fictional legend, the Black Stallion, than any colt he had ever seen. Beginning with her earliest days in Kentucky, the book follows Ruffian at every stage of her career and through the agony of her final hours- venturing behind the scenes of the racing world and exploring the politics and personalities that came together to shape this extraordinary filly's fate.

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  • Great book in interesting order of page

    This paperback book was in very good condition with only a slight fold in one corner. The binding was good and no discolored pages. The only complaint I have ( but it didn't affect the wonderful story of Ruffian) was that the body of the book was put in upside down and backwards! So, when you held the book with the cover of the book facing you and you opened the book to read it, you see the last pages of the book and all the pages are upside down!! So, in order to read the book from page one you have to turn the book over and then flip it around as the pages are also upside down! j Shipping was very fast!!i

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  • Solid read Solid read

    Great book if you love thoroughbred horse racing

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  • Great book on Ruffian

    Awesome Book!

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