Horse
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Production / Publication Information
New York : Viking, [2022]
Summary
"A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name painting the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamor of any racetrack. New York City, 1954. Martha Jackson, a gallery owner celebrated for taking risks on edgy contemporary painters, becomes obsessed with a 19th equestrian oil painting of mysterious provenance. Washington, DC, 2019. Jess, a Smithsonian scientist from Australia, and Theo, a Nigerian-American art historian, find themselves unexpectedly drawn to one another through their shared interest in the horse - one studying the stallion's bones for clues to his power and endurance, the other uncovering the lost history of the unsung Black horsemen who were critical to his racing success. Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred, Lexington, who became America's greatest stud sire, Horse is a gripping, multi-layered reckoning with the legacy of enslavement and racism in America"--
Call Number
FIC/BROOKS
Publication Date
2022
Language
English
ISBN
9780399562969 9780399562976
Horse
Author
Format:
Large print
Physical Description
563 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Edition
First large print edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York : Random House Large Print, [2022]
Summary
A scientist from Australia and a Nigerian-American art historian become connected by their shared interest in a nineteenth century race horse, one studying its remains, the other uncovering the history of the Black horsemen who were critical to its success.
Call Number
LP/FIC/BROOKS
Publication Date
2022
Language
English
ISBN
9780593556481
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