Seabiscuit charles howard biography
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Charles Howard & Seabiscuit: Marketing An American hero
Seabiscuit came along exactly when the American people needed him to. He was foaled at Claiborne Farm in 1933 - the midst of the Great Depression. He was the grandson of the iconic racehorse Man o’ War and though royally bred, Seabiscuit looked nothing like the great horse he descended from. Man o’ War stood 16 ½ hands high with flawless legs and the obvious look of a champion; Seabiscuit was small, knobby-kneed, and loved nothing more than sleeping and eating.
Seabiscuit began his career with Triple Crown-winning trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons. Despite Seabiscuit's awkward appearance, Fitzsimmons actually believed that the little horse had potential. But Fitzsimmons was too focused on training Omaha, a colt that won the Triple Crown during Seabiscuit’s two-year-old season in 1935, to give Seabiscuit the time he needed. Seabiscuit was thought to be too lazy to accomplish anything near what Omaha was accomp
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“Fascinating . . . levande . . . A first-rate del av helhet of berättande, leaving us not only with a vivid portrait of a horse but a fascinating slice of American history as well.”—The New York Times
“Engrossing . . . Fast-moving . . . More than just a horse’s tale, because the humans who owned, trained, and rode Seabiscuit are equally fascinating. . . . [Hillenbrand] shows an extraordinary talent for describing a horse race so vividly that the reader feels like the rider.”—Sports Illustrated
“REMARKABLE . . . MEMORABLE . . . JUST AS COMPELLING TODAY AS IT WAS IN 1938.”—The Washington Post
About the Author
Laura Hillenbrand has been writing about Thoroughbred racing since 1988 and has been a contributing writer/editor for Equus magazine since 1989. Her work has also appeared in American Heritage, ABC Sports Online, The Blood-Horse, Thoroughbred Times, The Backstretch, Turf and Sport Digest and many other publications. Her 1998 American Heritage article on Seabiscuit won the Eclipse A
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Charles S. Howard
American businessman
Charles Stewart Howard (February 28, 1877 – June 6, 1950) was an American businessman. He made his fortune as an automobile dealer and became a prominent thoroughbredracehorse owner.
Biography
[edit]Howard was dubbed one of the most successful Buick salesmen of all time. He bought the soon-to-be-famous horse Seabiscuit. According to Laura Hillenbrand'sbiography of Seabiscuit, Howard's early car dealership in San Francisco was given a boost by the hand of fate; on the day of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, he was one of the few individuals who had operational vehicles in the city, and was thus able to help the rescue effort significantly.
In 1921, long before he bought Seabiscuit, Charles Howard purchased the 16,000-acre (6,475 ha) Ridgewood Ranch at Willits in Mendocino County. His 15-year-old son, Frankie, died there in 1926 after a truck accident on the property (the elder Howard established the Frank R. Howard Memorial H