The Eighty-Dollar Champion

by Elizabeth Letts

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"The Eighty-Dollar Champion tells the dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry. Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions, winning first prize in Madison Square Garden. Set in the mid- to late-1950s, this book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed--and triumphed"--Provided by publisher.
  • ISBN10 0345521102
  • ISBN13 9780345521101
  • Publish Date 28 June 2014 (first published 1 January 2011)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Ballantine Books
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 256
  • Language English