Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
By: Kate Chenery Tweedy , None , None , Leeanne Meadows Ladin
4.80
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Presents the story of how the Chenerey family came to breed and race Secretariat along with the his…
Want to ReadIf you liked the history plot in Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend by Kate Chenery Tweedy, None, None, Leeanne Meadows Ladin , here is a list of 8 books like this:
1. Secretariat: The Making of a Champion
By: William Nack
4.24
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In 1973, Secretariat, the greatest thoroughbred in horse-racing history, won the Triple Crown. The … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in William Nack's Secretariat: The Making of a Champion book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
- history
- biography
- horse racing
- nonfiction
- horses
- sports
"Despite the tendency toward laziness that Turcotte sensed in him, Secretariat thrived on work, and he devoured his hay and oats and sweet feed and mash after even strenuous workouts, never backing of…"-William Nack, Secretariat: The Making of a Champion
"[Charles] Hatton had no way of knowing it then as he sat on the bench, but there was a young racehorse turning the corner of the racetrack--perhaps 150 yards away--who would fulfill some ideal that h…"-William Nack, Secretariat: The Making of a Champion
2. Seabiscuit: An American Legend
By: Laura Hillenbrand
4.22
Format: 457 pages, Mass Market Paperback
There's an alternate cover edition here Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular … read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit: An American Legend book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- horses
- sports
"The weather was clear, the track fast War Admiral broke first and finished last."-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
"To pilot a racehorse is to ride a half-ton catapult. It is without question one of the most formidable feats in sport."-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
"He grasped for hope in Emerson's vision of natural polarities, in which all things are balanced by their opposites—darkness by light, cold by heat, loss by gain."-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
"There's more than one thing I can't do and there are a lot more things than that that you can't do or you wouldn't be in the newspaper business. You'd be a jockey and a scholar and a connoisseur of f…"-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend
3. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
By: Kai Bird , Martin J. Sherwin
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
"American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, "father of the ato… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Kai Bird's American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
4. American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise
By: Joe Drape
3.97
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
History was made at the 2015 Belmont Stakes when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown, the first s… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Joe Drape's American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
- history
- biography
- horse racing
- nonfiction
- sports
5. Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
By: Kate Chenery Tweedy , None , None , Leeanne Meadows Ladin
4.80
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Presents the story of how the Chenerey family came to breed and race Secretariat along with the his… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
- history
- biography
- memoir
- horse racing
- nonfiction
- horses
- sports
6. The Horse God Built
By: Lawrence Scanlan
4.71
Format: 595 pages, Hardcover
He was the perfect horse, it was said . . . "the horse God built." Most of us know the legend of Se… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Lawrence Scanlan's The Horse God Built book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
- history
- biography
- horse racing
- nonfiction
- horses
- sports
7. Secretariat
By: Raymond G. Woolfe Jr. , Ronald Turcotte
3.99
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Accompanied by stunning photographs, here is the behind-the-scenes story of Secretariat Horse of th… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Raymond G. Woolfe Jr.'s Secretariat book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
- biography
- horse racing
- nonfiction
- horses
- sports
8. I'll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair
By: Patrick Gray , Justin Skeesuck
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Two best friends, 500 miles, one wheelchair, and the challenge of a lifetime. Friendship takes on n… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Patrick Gray's I'll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
9. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
By: Walter Isaacson
4.33
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
Benjamin Franklin is the Founding Father who winks at us. An ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Walter Isaacson's Benjamin Franklin: An American Life book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
10. Lore Olympus: Volume Two (Lore Olympus, #2)
By: Rachel Smythe
4.44
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Witness what the gods do after dark in the second volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Rachel Smythe's Lore Olympus: Volume Two (Lore Olympus, #2) book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
11. Horse
By: Geraldine Brooks
4.27
Format: 401 pages, Hardcover
A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Geraldine Brooks's Horse book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
- horses
"I don't rightly know who was my great-grandfather, much less his father. How come you know that about a horse?"-Geraldine Brooks, Horse
"She felt a little clandestine, as if she were ten years old again, sneaking a dead rat past her mother so she could articulate a Rattus norvegicus domestica for her bedroom display."-Geraldine Brooks, Horse
"You have to know that bigots are unwittingly handing you an edge. By thinking you're lesser than they are, they underestimate you. Lean on that. Learn to use it, and you'll get the upper hand."-Geraldine Brooks, Horse
12. Dream Town (Archer, #3)
By: David Baldacci
4.08
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
1953 LA. Private investigator and World War II veteran Aloysius Archer intends to ring in the New Y… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in David Baldacci's Dream Town (Archer, #3) book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
13. The Book of Lost Friends
By: Lisa Wingate
4.16
Format: 388 pages, Hardcover
A new novel inspired by historical events: a story of three young women on a journey in search of f… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Lisa Wingate's The Book of Lost Friends book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
"Sad thing when stories die for the lack of listenin' ears."-Lisa Wingate, The Book of Lost Friends
"The great thing about literature is that it's subjective. No two readers read the same book, because we all see the words through different eyes, filter the story through different life experiences."-Lisa Wingate, The Book of Lost Friends
"We all have scars. It's when you're honest about them that you find the people who will love you in spite of your nicks and dents. Perhaps even because of them. The people who don't. These people are…"-Lisa Wingate, The Book of Lost Friends
"I'm trying to impress upon my students that everyone has a history. Just because we're not always happy with what's true doesn't mean we shouldn't know it. It's how we learn. It's how we do better in…"-Lisa Wingate, The Book of Lost Friends
14. To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876
By: Bret Baier
4.40
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times Bestseller Fox News Channel’s Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Bret Baier's To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876 book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
15. The House of Wolves
By: James Patterson
4.22
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Joe Wolf applies a cutthroat determination to his life’s work, from to building a California busine… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in James Patterson's The House of Wolves book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
- sports
16. The Only Woman in the Room
By: Marie Benedict
3.86
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
She was beautiful. She was a genius. Could the world handle both? A novel about Hedy Lamarr. Hed… read more
Want to Read $ 9.00Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The Only Woman in the Room book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
17. Out of the Clouds: The Unlikely Horseman and the Unwanted Colt Who Conquered the Sport of Kings
By: Linda Carroll
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In the bestselling tradition of the The Eighty-Dollar Champion , the propulsive, inspiring Cinderel… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Linda Carroll's Out of the Clouds: The Unlikely Horseman and the Unwanted Colt Who Conquered the Sport of Kings book and Kate Chenery Tweedy's Secretariat's Meadow: The Land, the Family, the Legend
- history
- biography
- memoir
- horse racing
- nonfiction
- horses
- sports
