{"product_id":"b004j4wky2","title":"The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e#1  NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER • The “classic American dream story” ( USA Today ) about a man and his horse, an unlikely duo whose legendary rise to stardom in show jumping captivated the nation, from the award-winning author of  The Perfect Horse  and  The Ride of Her Life\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“If you loved the story of Seabiscuit, the surprise champion racehorse . . . check out the true story of Snowman.”— San Jose Mercury News\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHarry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. He recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry’s modest farm on Long Island, the even-tempered horse thrived. But the recent Dutch immigrant and his growing family needed money, so Harry reluctantly sold Snowman to a farm a few miles down the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Snowman had other ideas about what Harry needed. When he turned up back at Harry’s barn, dragging an old tire and a broken fence board, Harry knew he had misjudged the horse and set about teaching the shaggy, easygoing gelding to fly. One show at a time, against extraordinary odds, the pair soared past the most expensive thoroughbreds alive, reaching the very top of the sport of show jumping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of this dynamic duo captured the heart of Cold War–era America—a story of unstoppable hope, inconceivable dreams, and a chance to have it all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52838076580056,"sku":"YSL68509","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/81nTag4TD1L._SY1500.jpg?v=1793284225","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b004j4wky2","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}