Seabiscuit

Book 68 of my 2018 Reading Challenge

Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

Summary (via the book jacket)
He was a cultural icon. A world-class athlete. A champion who triumphed over terrible handicaps to become a legend of the racetrack. No other racehorse has rivaled Seabiscuit's fame or his sway over the nation's imagination. 
Now Laura Hillenbrand unfolds the spellbinding story of this marvelous animal, the world he lived in, and the men who staked their lives and fortunes on his dazzling career. 
A riveting tale of grit, grace, luck, and an underdog's stubborn determination, Seabiscuit is an American classic.

My Opinion
I love it when there are pictures and they added a lot to the story.  Since I'm not familiar with Seabiscuit other than name recognition, it was very suspenseful because I didn't know what races he was going to win or when he would retire.

Fun fact that seemed almost unimaginable: "At year's end, when the number of newspaper column inches devoted to public figures was tallied up, it was announced that [Seabiscuit] had drawn more newspaper coverage in 1938 than Roosevelt, who was second, Hitler (third), Mussolini (fourth), or any other newsmaker."