Letters to Seabiscuit

by Barbara Howard, Farrell Jones (Foreword by)

Seabiscuit was a nation's treasure. The 1920s may have been the Golden Age of Sports with Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey among others dominating the scene but during the mid to late 1930s, one sports legend gave resolve and enjoyment to a nation emerging from the Great Depression. Seabiscuit was that sporting icon. The story of Seabiscuit as told so eloquently by Laura Hillenbrand has dominated the book scene for two years. Seabiscuit, Charles and Marcela Howard, Tom Smith, Red Pollard, and George Woolf have once again become a part of our national conscience. Now comes another gift. In 1975, Barbara Howard received from her great aunt, Marcela Howard, a box of letters written to Seabiscuit and his owner Charles Howard. Some were letters of congratulations, a suggested name for a foal, a birthday card, or a valentine.

144 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2003

Reviews

[Lisa James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a cute book! I would have loved for it to have contained more letters, & even though I only saw a few with the notation that a photo of Seabiscuit was sent to the person requesting it, I like to think that the owners tried their best to make sure that everyone who asked did receive one. What was impressive to me were some of the big names of the time period that wrote & were included. Thank you to the author & his family for giving we, the fans, a window into the phenomenon that was Seabiscuit!