In its pages, Man o' War lives in all his complexity: emphatic, breathtaking, maddening, both a blessing and a curse to those who cultivated his superlative talent. Steinbrenner III "The golden era of racing and its greatest star come to life in the vivid pages of Dorothy Ours's outstanding retrospective on Man o' War." -Joe Hirsch, "Daily Racing Form", "Written with an effortless command of history and language, Man o' War frees Thoroughbred racing's greatest icon from nearly a century of mythology and mystery. In its pages, Man o' War lives in all his complexity: emphatic, breathtaking, maddening, both a blessing and a curse to those who cultivated his superlative talent." Man o' War "is a riveting work, researched meticulously and told brilliantly." -Laura Hillenbrand," New York Times "bestselling author of" Seabiscuit: An American Legend" "You take twenty-two chapters, mix in one spectacular Thoroughbred racehorse, and gently blend in just enough inscrutability, dishonesty, and plot-voila! One must-read book that equals hours of unadulterated pleasure." -George M. "Written with an effortless command of history and language," Man o' War "frees Thoroughbred racing's greatest icon from nearly a century of mythology and mystery.
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