Man O'War
by Walter Farley
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A fictionalized biography of the American race horse who won twenty of twenty-one races, told by a stable boy who grew up with the great horse.Tags
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stacyinthecity Man O War raced at the same time, though never against, Exterminator (Old Bones).
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I hesitate to complain about Farley. It's like complaining because the rain makes you wet while it also makes the crops swell. This one, which I never read as a kid, was interesting but so full of statistics it was dry. I thought it suffered from the lumbering plot device of the slavish groom's POV. I learned a lot about the greatest horse ever, but it hurt to do so.
Fictional biography of one of the most famous race horses of all time. Excellent for young readers who are in love with horses (weren't we all?)
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Author Information
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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*
- Man O'War
- Original title
- Man O'War
- Original publication date
- 1962
- People/Characters
- Man o' War; Danny Ryan
- Dedication
- For Rosemary
- First words
- It was hardly the time or the place to be thinking about a horse, any horse, the man decided, even Man o' War.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Danny Ryan began typing, not for his newspaper, but for all boys and girls who might read his story of Man O' War.
- Original language*
- Engels
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- Members
- 741
- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 2
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- (4.00)
- Languages
- Dutch, English, Swedish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 12
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 16
