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The black stallion helps save an Indian tribe during a time of disaster, thereby fulfilling an ancient prophecy.Tags
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As a book in a series about a horse, this is lousy. As a father's meditation on what the world looks like after he's lost his daughter, this is powerful. The story, as story, isn't much- it's implausible and goofy and nonsensical in the extreme. But the central theme, how to go on living after the death of someone deeply beloved, redeems this in my eyes, at least. This last of the Black Stallion books has no races, no Henry to speak of, but most of all, it has Pam's ghost in every word. I can't recommend it, but neither can I recommend against it.
Not worth the paper it's printed on, seriously. Go back and reread the first five or so entries in the series and be content.
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Walter Farley was born in Syracuse, New York on June 26, 1915. He began writing The Black Stallion when he was a student at Columbia University and completed it while working as an advertising copywriter in New York City. It was an immediate success when it was published in 1941. During World War II, he served in the army where he wrote the second show more book in the series, The Black Stallion Returns. After his discharge from the service in 1946, he became a full-time author. He wrote 20 novels in the Black Stallion series. His also wrote a fictionalized biography of America's greatest Thoroughbred, Man O'War. He died of heart failure on October 17, 1989 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title*
- Blitz, der Hengst des Sonnengottes
- Original title
- The black stallion legend
- Original publication date
- 1983
- People/Characters
- Alec Ramsay; The Black; Pam Athena
- Important places
- Arizona, USA
- First words
- Alec jogged around the racecourse infield, his body very lean and taut beneath a heavy woolen sweat suit.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Aber es kam keine Antwort mehr.
- Original language*
- Amerikanisch
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- Genres
- Children's Books, Fiction and Literature, Kids
- DDC/MDS
- 970.004 — History & geography History of North America History of North America North America Ethnic and National Groups
- LCC
- PZ10.3 .F22 .B — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- 600
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- 48,475
- Reviews
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- (3.65)
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 20
- ASINs
- 5
