01530cam a2200325 i 4500 282541480 TxAuBib 20170116120000.0 120530t20122011||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780345521095 pbk. 0345521099 pbk. TxAuBib rda Letts, Elizabeth. The eighty-dollar champion [HC] : Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation / Elizabeth Letts. Ballantine Books trade pbk. ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 2012. ©2011. xiv, 338 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-311) and index. "The Eighty-Dollar Champion tells the dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry. Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions, winning first prize in Madison Square Garden. Set in the mid- to late-1950s, this book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed--and triumphed"--Provided by publisher. 20170116. Snowman (Horse.) Show jumpers (Horses) United States Biography. Show horses United States Biography. PETS / Horses / Riding. HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.