PDF Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America
COPY LINK TO DOWNLOAD BELLOW *********************************** https://positivcvd19.blogspot.com/?nod=B08BPJJLJ7 *********************************** '...a wry, moving account of America's first epidemic of sports fever.' --Entertainment Weekly Who was the most famous athlete one hundred years ago? A horse. In fact, harness racer Dan Patch was more than a celebrity, he was once the most recognizable figure in American sports. Born with a bad leg and nearly euthanized in 1896, Dan Patch led an ordinary wagon horse existence, pulling the grocer’s cart in Oxford, Indiana. It was when he won a race at the Indiana State Fair that Dan Patch’s fame began to build. At the time, harness racing was America’s favorite sport and as Dan Patch began beating world records and achieving unheard-of times, he caught the attention of not only fans, but corporations. In fact, this magnificent animal became the first celebrity sports endorser of everything from razors and cigars to breakfast cereal and washing machines. Listen to this fascinating true story of the first massive sports star in America, and hear how a horse became a household name, delighting and uplifting an entire country. 'A terrific look at a legendary if now forgotten equine superstar named Dan Patch. Leerhsen does for early 20th-century American harness racing what Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit did for Depression-era Thoroughbred racing.... Thanks to Leerhsen, Dan Patch returns for another good run.' --Deirdre Donahue, USA Today em em
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'...a wry, moving account of America's first epidemic of sports fever.' --Entertainment Weekly Who was the most famous athlete one hundred years ago? A horse. In fact, harness racer Dan Patch was more than a celebrity, he was once the most recognizable figure in American sports. Born with a bad leg and nearly euthanized in 1896, Dan Patch led an ordinary wagon horse existence, pulling the grocer’s cart in Oxford, Indiana. It was when he won a race at the Indiana State Fair that Dan Patch’s fame began to build. At the time, harness racing was America’s favorite sport and as Dan Patch began beating world records and achieving unheard-of times, he caught the attention of not only fans, but corporations. In fact, this magnificent animal became the first celebrity sports endorser of everything from razors and cigars to breakfast cereal and washing machines. Listen to this fascinating true story of the first massive sports star in America, and hear how a horse became a household name, delighting and uplifting an entire country. 'A terrific look at a legendary if now forgotten equine superstar named Dan Patch. Leerhsen does for early 20th-century American harness racing what Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit did for Depression-era Thoroughbred racing.... Thanks to Leerhsen, Dan Patch returns for another good run.' --Deirdre Donahue, USA Today em em
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'...a wry, moving account of America's first epidemic of sports fever.' --Entertainment Weekly Who
was the most famous athlete one hundred years ago? A horse. In fact, harness racer Dan Patch
was more than a celebrity, he was once the most recognizable figure in American sports. Born
with a bad leg and nearly euthanized in 1896, Dan Patch led an ordinary wagon horse existence,
pulling the grocer’s cart in Oxford, Indiana. It was when he won a race at the Indiana State Fair
that Dan Patch’s fame began to build. At the time, harness racing was America’s favorite sport and
as Dan Patch began beating world records and achieving unheard-of times, he caught the
attention of not only fans, but corporations. In fact, this magnificent animal became the first
celebrity sports endorser of everything from razors and cigars to breakfast cereal and washing
machines. Listen to this fascinating true story of the first massive sports star in America, and hear
how a horse became a household name, delighting and uplifting an entire country. 'A terrific look
at a legendary if now forgotten equine superstar named Dan Patch. Leerhsen does for early 20thcentury
American harness racing what Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit did for Depression-era
Thoroughbred racing.... Thanks to Leerhsen, Dan Patch returns for another good run.' --Deirdre
Donahue, USA Today em em
'...a wry, moving account of America's first epidemic of sports fever.' --Entertainment Weekly Who
was the most famous athlete one hundred years ago? A horse. In fact, harness racer Dan Patch
was more than a celebrity, he was once the most recognizable figure in American sports. Born
with a bad leg and nearly euthanized in 1896, Dan Patch led an ordinary wagon horse existence,
pulling the grocer’s cart in Oxford, Indiana. It was when he won a race at the Indiana State Fair
that Dan Patch’s fame began to build. At the time, harness racing was America’s favorite sport and
as Dan Patch began beating world records and achieving unheard-of times, he caught the
attention of not only fans, but corporations. In fact, this magnificent animal became the first
celebrity sports endorser of everything from razors and cigars to breakfast cereal and washing
machines. Listen to this fascinating true story of the first massive sports star in America, and hear
how a horse became a household name, delighting and uplifting an entire country. 'A terrific look
at a legendary if now forgotten equine superstar named Dan Patch. Leerhsen does for early 20thcentury
American harness racing what Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit did for Depression-era
Thoroughbred racing.... Thanks to Leerhsen, Dan Patch returns for another good run.' --Deirdre
Donahue, USA Today em em