Man O'War

Walter Farley, with his seamless storytelling, chronicles the life story of the horse most horse lovers continue to regard as America's greatest Thoroughbred. Through the eyes of a fictional stableboy, Danny Ryan, Farley makes the intricate world of the "Sport of Kings" accessible and exciting to horse lovers and racing fans of all ages. Book jacket.

Walter Farley's first book, The Black Stallion, was an instant hit when it appeared in 1941. Mr. Farley went on to write thirty-three other enormously popular books about the Black Stallion and other horses which were published in more than twenty countries. He died in 1989, shortly before the publication of his last novel, The Young Black Stallion, written with his son Steven.

Author's Foreword

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Racetrack Special

3

(12)

March 29, 1917

15

(7)

Mahubah's Foal

22

(10)

Man O' War

32

(8)

The Weanling

40

(7)

Flying Legs

47

(8)

Dark Days

55

(7)

``Look Him Over''

62

(15)

Sold!

77

(16)

Demon!

93

(18)

Rider Up!

111

(9)

Fall Breezes

120

(15)

The Trials

135

(10)

Spotlight

145

(16)

The Stirring Up

161

(10)

First Start

171

(14)

Rising Star

185

(12)

Golden Broom Again

197

(10)

Upset

207

(7)

Revenge

214

(12)

The Unwinding

226

(5)

The Preakness

231

(10)

The Way of a Champion

241

(11)

John P. Grier

252

(9)

Again, Saratoga

261

(8)

Racing His Shadow

269

(9)

The Campaign Ends

278

(10)

Match of the Ages

288

(13)

Ruling Monarch

301

(10)

The Big Gamble

311

(8)

The Summing Up

319

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