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The Black Stallion

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The Black Stallion( )
Author: Farley, Walter
Illustrator: Rabinowitz, Sandy
Series title:The Black Stallion Ser.
ISBN:978-0-394-86876-9
Publication Date:Nov 1986
Publisher:Random House Children's Books
Imprint:Random House Books for Young Readers
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $7.99
Book Description:

When the steamer Drake is shipwrecked off the Spanish coast, there are only two survivors. One is young Alec Ramsay. The other is the Black Stallion--wildest of all creatures--who saves Alec's life. Stranded on a desert island, boy and stallion develop a deep and special bond. The Black is the horse Alec has always dreamed of: beautiful, savage, and majestic. Alec is determined to tame him. But the job turns out to be more difficult and dangerous than he ever imagined... From the...
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Book Details
Pages:48
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Horses
Book Weight:0.494 Pounds
Author Biography
Farley, Walter (Author)
Walter Farley was born in Syracuse, New York on June 26, 1915. He began writing The Black Stallion when he was a student at Columbia University and completed it while working as an advertising copywriter in New York City. It was an immediate success when it was published in 1941. During World War II, he served in the army where he wrote the second book in the series, The Black Stallion Returns. After his discharge from the service in 1946, he became a full-time author. He wrote 20 novels in the Black Stallion series. His also wrote a fictionalized biography of America's greatest Thoroughbred, Man O'War. He died of heart failure on October 17, 1989 at the age of 74.

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