The Horse God Built

6 best books like The Horse God Built (Lawrence Scanlan): Old Bones the Wonder Horse, Man O'War, Ruffian: Burning From the Start, A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain, The Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen, We Are Our Mothers' Daughters

Old Bones the Wonder Horse

Author	Mildred Mastin Pace
ISBN	9011278925

This is an old favorite that I loved when I was 8 or so. My battered old paperback edition & another both gave up the ghost when my kids read them, so I've been without for years. Can't recall the last time I read it myself or to/with one of the kids. Then I won an Ebay auction & the seller couldn't find...

Man O'War

Author	Walter Farley
ISBN	0394860152

After reading the official biography of the famous racehorse known as Man O’War, I decided it was about time I went back and read the fictional biography of the horse, written by the famous horse writer, Walter Farley.

You see, back when I was a young kid in love with horses, I was an avid reader...

Ruffian: Burning From the Start

Author	Jane Schwartz
ISBN	0345450000

During two short seasons at the track, Ruffian was hailed as the greatest thoroughbred filly of all time. Unbeaten in her first ten starts, she shattered one record after another, dazzling crowds with both her beauty and her brilliant speed. Then tragedy struck on the afternoon of July 6, 1975. Ruffian...

A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain

Author	Marc Morris
ISBN	0091796849

This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king – a man born to rule England, who believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic and important of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale, and...

The Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen

Author	Buck Brannaman
ISBN	1585748633

"I've started horses since I was 12 years old and have been bit, kicked, bucked off and run over. I've tried every physical means to contain my horse in an effort to keep from getting myself killed. I started to realize that things would come much easier for me once I learned why a horse does what he does. This...

We Are Our Mothers' Daughters

Author	Cokie Roberts
ISBN	0688169678

In this bestselling collection of essays, renowned news correspondent Cokie Roberts examines the nature of women's roles, from mother to mechanic, sister to soldier, through the illuminating lens of her personal experience. Each essay introduces us to several of the fascinating women Roberts...