Seabiscuit: The True Story of Three Men and a Racehorse

by Laura Hillenbrand

Red Pollard went as long as a year eating nothing but eggs.

the Iceman was utterly relaxed. A lump of chewing tobacco bulged in his cheek. He strode in, smacked Pumpkin on the rump, swung lightly aboard Seabiscuit, and spat in the air.