Seabiscuit: An American Legend
LC Class | SF355.S4 H56 2001b |
Seabiscuit: An American Legend is a non-fiction book written by
Reception
Seabiscuit: An American Legend enjoyed near universal acclaim, with most praise centering on the compelling nature of the story and expert storytelling of Hillenbrand, who had done much research. Praising her accounts of the races, the
Awards and honors
- 2001 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist (General Nonfiction)
- 2001 William Hill Sports Book of the Year (2001)
- 2001 Time magazine's "Best Books of the Year" (Non-fiction #4)
- 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist (Biography)
- 2001 New York Times Notable Book of the Year
- 2001 Washington Post"Best Books"
- 2001 National Public Radio) "Best Nonfiction of the Year" (#1)
- 2001 People Magazine"Best Pages"
- 2001 USA Today "Sports Book of the Year" (#1)
- 2001 New York Magazine"Best Books"
- 2001 The Economist "Best Books"
- 2001 St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Best Books"
- 2001 Los Angeles Times "Best Books of the Year"
- 2001 Christian Science Monitor"Recommended Books"
- 2001 Barnes & Noble "Best Books in History, Biography, and Sports"
- 2001 Salon Book Award(Nonfiction)
- 2001 Amazon's Best Books of the Year
- 2001 New York Times bestseller(Nonfiction)
- 2002 Book Sense Book of the Yearwinner (Adult Nonfiction)
- 2002 ALA Notable Books for Adults
- 2003 New York Times bestseller(Nonfiction)
- 2003 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominee
- 2003 JRA Equine Cultural Award
References
- ^ "Review of Seabiscuit". Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2010-05-19.<-This is not a legitimate source of information. This opinion was offered by a student in a creative writing class. Though you will find no paraphrased account here.
- ^ Fimrite, Ron (March 05, 2001), "If looks were everything, this great champion would have been pulling a cart". Sports Illustrated. 94 (10):24
- ^ (February 24, 2001), "Three men and a pony," Economist. 358 (8210):87
- ^ Jim Squires (March 11, 2001), "Can Do!", New York Times :12
- ^ Jones, Malcolm (March 12, 2001), "Neck and Neck With Glory," Newsweek. 137 (11):73
- ^ Sanders, Erica (May 14, 2001), "Seabiscuit (Book Review)". People. 55 (19):54
- ^ Valby, Karen (March 16, 2001), "SEABISCUIT (Book Review)". Entertainment Weekly. (587):62
- ^ Seabiscuit: A Reader's Guide - A Conversation with Laura Hillenbrand