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Title: Dunkirk

Subtitle: Fight to the Last Man

Author: Hugh Sebag-Montefiore

Narrator: Roy McMillan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-08-17

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Dunkirk by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, read by Roy McMillan.

Hugh Sebag-Montefiore's Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man tells the story of the rescue in May 1940 of British soldiers fleeing capture and defeat by the Nazis at Dunkirk.

Dunkirk was not just about what happened at sea and on the beaches. The evacuation would never have succeeded had it not been for the tenacity of the British soldiers who stayed behind to ensure they got away. Men like Sergeant Major Gus Jennings, who died smothering a German stick bomb in the church at Esquelbecq in an effort to save his comrades, and Captain Marcus Ervine-Andrews VC, who single-handedly held back a German attack on the Dunkirk perimeter, thereby allowing the British line to form up behind him. Told to stand and fight to the last man, these brave few battalions fought in whatever manner they could to buy precious time for the evacuation. Outnumbered and outgunned, they launched spectacular and heroic attacks time and again, despite ferocious fighting and the knowledge that for many only capture or death would end their struggle.

Hugh Sebag-Montefiore was a barrister before becoming a journalist and then an author. He wrote the best-selling Enigma: The Battle for the Code. One of his ancestors was evacuated from Dunkirk.

Critic Reviews:

"A searing story...both meticulous military history and a deeply moving testimony to the extraordinary personal bravery of individual soldiers." (Tim Gardam, The Times)

"Sebag-Montefiore tells [the story] with gusto, a remarkable attention to detail and an inexhaustible appetite for tracking down the evidence." (Richard Ovary, The Telegraph)

Members Reviews:

Excellent. Only one issue

During the start of the book they make clear that the print book provides maps and you should.purchase it to help.follow the story...Why can't they be provided as PDF documents that you can download?

Other than that, absolutely stunning detail and great narration

Gripping and fascinating

Detailed, but also with a gripping narrative. Tinged with blood, valour and tragedy. Highly recommend.

Brilliant

Great narrative flows with the small incidents and individual stories creating the very real drama and tragedy of the fall of France and the 'miracle' of Dunkirk. Wonderfully narrated

Great read

Great book tells the whole story warts and all. Lots of brave men ! Very graphic in places..

Brilliant

Well researched, exciting and enlightening as there was a lot more to Dunkirk than soldiers waiting to be saved. It gave the event a very human touch. Will definitely read more of his books, love one on Arnhem !

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Title: In Search of the Lost Chord

Subtitle: 1967 and the Hippie Idea

Author: Danny Goldberg

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

Danny Goldberg's new book is a subjective history of 1967, the year he graduated from high school. It is, he writes in the introduction, "an attempt at trying to remember the culture that mesmerized me, to visit the places and conversations I was not cool enough to have been a part of." It is also a refreshing and new analysis of the era; by looking at not only the political causes, but also the spiritual, musical, and psychedelic movements, Goldberg provides a unique perspective on how and why the legacy of 1967 lives on today. 1967 was the year of the release of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and of debut albums from the Doors, the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin, among many others. In addition to the thriving music scene, 1967 was also the year of the Summer of Love, the year that millions of now-illegal LSD tabs flooded America. Muhammad Ali was convicted of avoiding the draft; Martin Luther King, Jr., publicly opposed the war in Vietnam. Stokely Carmichael championed Black Power. Israel won the Six-Day War, and Che Guevara was murdered. It was the year that hundreds of thousands of protesters vainly attempted to levitate the Pentagon. It was the year the word "hippie" peaked and died, and the Yippies were born.

Critic Reviews:

"This extraordinary book transports us back to a 'moment' when, as Goldberg writes, the phrase '"peace and love" was not meant or taken ironically.'... If you want to know, or remember, what it was like to be alive and part of that historic wave, I can think of no better guide than

In Search of the Lost Chord." (Sara Davidson, author of

Loose Change: Three Women of the Sixties)

Members Reviews:

A liberal view of 1967

This is a liberal view of 1967. It was what i was looking for so that I could understand the liberals that we have today. Very interesting and enlightening.

I read Moby Dick at the same time and thought the two complemented each other very well.

They were tired of where they were. They took a trip. Someone hijacked the experience with their own agenda. Hippy died.

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Title: D-Day Broadcast

Subtitle: 24-Hour Continuous Broadcast Day on June 6, 1944

Author: Jim Hodges - producer

Narrator: full cast

Format: Original Recording

Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-23-17

Publisher: Jim Hodges Productions

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

Relive D-day for the first time!

From the opening reports of paratroop landings by German broadcasters to the evening prayer of President Roosevelt, listen to each heart-stopping hour of live broadcasting from one of the most momentous days of the 20th century.

The Allies have landed at Normandy! A 4,000-ship armada! Heavy bombardments! Paratroopers! You will hear 24 full hours of crackling reports from London Radio; Eisenhower's Order of the Day and his personal message to the troops; the King of England; live recordings from troop boats, reconnaissance planes, paratroop transport planes, and the signal bridge of a naval vessel; live reports from the House of Representatives and the White House; and more! It's all here - the complete broadcast day of June 6, 1944.

Members Reviews:

Another broadcast taken from others

The title says it all... this is nothing but going online, finding this broadcast which is available all over the place, recording an awful 5 second intro using what sounds like a webcam, and then you sell it and make a profit.

If the guy can show me he actually bought and licensed this content then I'll change my score - but I can find this same exactly broadcast everywhere online and they're old audio. There was literally nothing done here except to put some awful out of place into and outro music on it.

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Title: The New York City Blackout of 1977

Subtitle: The History of the Power Failure that Led to Looting and Arson Across the Big Apple

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Colin Fluxman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-13-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

Throughout history, light has been associated with goodness and darkness has been a connotation for evil. This is no coincidence, given that many bad deeds that take place in the world under the cover of darkness. It's no surprise civilizations have always valued the ability to keep light present, even when the sun goes down and the world itself becomes dark. Beginning with the first discovery of fire, men and women have struggled with ways to tame it for their use so that they might have a sense of safety at night. Just as a roaring fire lit at the mouth of a cave would keep out four-legged predators, so it was widely believed that electric lights could discourage marauders of the two-legged kind.

But what happens when the awesome - and occasionally awful - power of nature snatches light away from those who depend on it to feel safe? This question was answered in a most dismaying way in July 1977 when New York City was plunged into darkness for over 24 hours following a thunderstorm. New Yorkers across the city quickly learned that without the light, they could fall prey to looting and violence of just about every kind imaginable.

Members Reviews:

Quick read

Very interesting subject addressed briefly in this article. Well written. Leaves you wanting to know more of the subject. So scary that civilization has such a thin veneer. I recommend you read this.

CIVILITY DIES IN UNDER 25 HOURS

Ok. Maybe that's unfair. I'm sure many of the citizens of NYC did their best to survive a hot night with no electricity or the things it powers: elevators, subways, water pumps.

(We've gone 5 days without electricity during ice storms. )

The stories of looting are horrid. The stories of sharing far too few.

Five Stars

AWESOME PRODUCT AND SERVICE

Five Stars

good

Three Stars

it was an interesting focumentaru

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Title: Jim Crow on Trial

Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Case of the Scottsboro Boys

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Doron Alon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-29-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

"I'm interested solely in seeing that that poor...colored boy over there and his co-defendants in the other cases get a square shake of the dice, because I believe, before God, they are the victims of a dastardly frame up." (Samuel Leibowitz, defense attorney)

It goes without saying that Jim Crow was pervasive in the wake of the Civil War, but few events in history put the effects of institutionalized segregation and racism on display like the case of the Scottsboro Boys, a group of black teenagers accused of raping two young white girls on a train. When the girls made the accusation, the teens were nearly lynched by an angry mob, only to be dragged almost immediately into court and given a sham trial that inevitably ended in a conviction by an all-white jury and death sentences for eight of the nine boys.

In the wake of the quick trial, the case was appealed by outsiders on behalf of the boys, and though Alabama's Supreme Court affirmed almost all the convictions, the attention raised nearly every potential issue implicating criminal procedure among the states. While the Bill of Rights had ensured a number of rights for criminal defendants, the states had previously been allowed to interpret those rights, leading to instances where defendants weren't provided adequate legal representation. The case of the Scottsboro Boys compelled the US Supreme Court to order new trials in Powell v. Arizona (1932), which went a long way to determining and codifying some of the rights of criminal defendants in state courts.

However, even after one of the girls recanted her testimony during retrials, the Scottsboro Boys were still found guilty, leading to more appeals and yet another Supreme Court ruling ordering retrials. Eventually, some of the boys were cleared of charges, but several still ended up serving time in prison, and it would not be until 80 years after the controversial case that Alabama posthumously pardoned the defendants who hadn't been cleared of all charges. To this day, the case remains synonymous with the injustice of Jim Crow and the manner in which African Americans were deprived of basic civil rights, and historian Wayne Flynt may have put it best when he summed up the case and its aftermath: "I think that's perhaps an ultimate tragedy. People pulled into history who never wanted to be pulled into history suddenly put on a national platform, and tragically paraded out for everybody's benefit but their own. And the question of who really cared about them, who really defended them? Almost everyone had an agenda that involved the Scottsboro Boys. And I think the courage of the Scottsboro Boys is just surviving, just enduring."

Jim Crow on Trial: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Case of the Scottsboro Boys chronicles the infamous crime and the notorious trial that followed. You will learn about one of the most controversial cases in American history like never before.

Members Reviews:

Appalling prejudice

This was a terrible miscarriage of justice, those of us not born in that time can't begin to understand the racial discrimination many african Americans faced. Though this book is not as detailed as some, it does show the pervasive attitude of the time.

It is read in the style of a newspaper article, with much detail missing.

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Title: The Firebombing of Tokyo

Subtitle: The History of the U.S. Air Force's Most Controversial Bombing Campaign of World War II

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Colin Fluxman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-08-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

As American forces pushed the Japanese back across the Pacific from 1942-1944, their island-hopping campaign ultimately made it possible for the Air Force to conduct bombing runs over the Japanese mainland.

The first serious air raids came in November 1944, after the Americans had captured the Marianas Islands, and through February 1945, American bombers concentrated on military targets at the fringes of the city, particularly air defenses. However, the air raids of March 1945, and particularly on the night of March 9, were a different story altogether. In what is generally referred to as strategic or area bombing, waves of bombers flew low over Tokyo for over two and a half hours, dropping incendiary bombs with the intention of producing a massive firestorm. The American raids intended to produce fires that would kill soldiers and civilians, as well as the munitions factories and apartment buildings of those who worked in them. 325 B-29s headed toward Tokyo, and nearly 300 of them dropped bombs on it, destroying more than 267,000 buildings and killing more than 83,000 people, making it the deadliest day of the war.

The firebombing that night and morning left 25% of Tokyo charred, with the damage spread out over 20 miles of the metropolis. In fact, the damage was so extensive that casualty counts range to over 100,000. Additional raids, this time largely on the north and west, came in April, and in May, raids hit Ginza and the south. Altogether, American bombers flew more than 4,000 missions over Tokyo before surrender. The damage was spread widely, but it was worst in the low city, where some neighborhoods were virtually depopulated as survivors fled to the relative safety of the countryside. Honjo and Fukagawa each lost roughly 95% of their pre-raid populations. In 1940, Tokyo was a city of perhaps 6.8 million, but two years after the end of the war, when the population had already begun to increase again, it was still little more than four million.

As with dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the firebombing of Tokyo has remained controversial since the end of World War II. Japan had wisely spread out its industrial facilities across Tokyo so that one concerted attack could not deal a severe blow to its military capabilities. However, by spreading everything out, as the Germans had also done, Allied planes hit targets in residential zones, greatly increasing the casualties. Thus, by destroying as much of Tokyo's wartime manufacturing as possible, the American air force also destroyed half the city.

Of course, it's far easier with the advantage of hindsight for people to call the campaign disproportionate, especially since the bombing campaign came at a time when the United States still faced the dreadful prospect of invading Japan's mainland. In 2007, Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinz took responsibility for Japan's refusal to surrender when defeat was inevitable, thus placing the blame for the firebombing on Japan itself. Shinz announced that Japan would financially compensate survivors and bereaved family members of those killed, and shortly after the announcement, 112 survivors filed a lawsuit seeking damages for damage done during the campaign.

Members Reviews:

Good info, but deserves a more thorough telling

A concise and matter of fact presentation.

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Title: The Civilian Conservation Corps

Subtitle: The History of the New Deal's Famous Jobs Program During the Great Depression

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Dan Gallagher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

In 1932, America faced an economic crisis even more severe than the one it has been experiencing recently. The issue then, as now, was how to address it. When President Franklin Roosevelt came into office, he faced more economic problems than any president since has ever faced, but he came equipped with unique and creative solutions to them. One of his most important programs was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which recruited and employed more than two million young men in the prime of life and put them to work in the much threatened forests and farms around the nation. He gave these young men jobs, something they could be proud of doing, and offered them a level of education many had been denied. The CCC also taught them discipline and teamwork, skills that easily translated into workplace success. In less than eight years, the CCC planted billions of trees, built thousands of cabins and other rustic buildings, cleared thousands of acres of land, and created thousands of miles of walking and hiking trails. In the process, it shaped the lives of millions of young men, many of whom were dangerously close to embracing a life of crime.

Members Reviews:

Excellent History of the CCC

Wonderful review of the history of the CCC. As the son of a CCC enrollee, my father often spoke with pride of the influence the Corps instilled in him and how the Corps prepared him and others on the eve of WWII. This book reminds me of the stories my father related to me. Thanks for the memories.

Three Stars

Book was taken from a film.

Five Stars

great story

Ok

Interesting

Good info bought as gift for history buff. ¡It looks good. To me but haven't had a chance to read much.

I would recommend this book. To touches on mostly in the Northwest. I was excited to see some mention of the rest of America.

I would recommend this book to non hard-core CCC history buffs. I found it interesting to know what wage they earned.

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Title: The Holocaust

Subtitle: History and Memory

Author: Jeremy M. Black

Narrator: David Stifel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-14-17

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

Brilliant and wrenching, The Holocaust: History and Memory tells the story of the brutal mass slaughter of Jews during World War II and how that genocide has been remembered and misremembered ever since. Taking issue with generations of scholars who separate the Holocaust from Germany's military ambitions, historian Jeremy M. Black demonstrates persuasively that Germany's war on the Allies was entwined with Hitler's war on Jews. As more and more territory came under Hitler's control, the extermination of Jews became a major war aim, particularly in the east, where many died and whole Jewish communities were exterminated in mass shootings carried out by the German army and collaborators long before the extermination camps were built. After Pearl Harbor, Hitler saw America's initial focus on war with Germany rather than Japan as evidence of influential Jewish interests in American policy, thus justifying and escalating his war with Jewry through the Final Solution. And the German public knew. In chilling detail, Black unveils compelling evidence that many everyday Germans must have been aware of the genocide around them. In the final chapter, he incisively explains the various ways that the Holocaust has been remembered, downplayed, and even dismissed as it slips from horrific experience into collective consciousness and memory.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Excellent academic breakdown of the Holocaust throughout Europe.

The Holocaust, but aso how it has been remembered, selectively ignored, and politicized. A grim but fascinating book.

This is not the kind of book one "loves" but in terms of writing, thoroughness and information, it rates five stars. This book is not another history of the Holocaust; it covers the history well in the first portion of the book, but the rest of it examines the role of German allies (Romanians killed perhaps 280,000 to 380,000 Jews, for example), German post-war attitudes, and other matters.

In particular, Black is concerned with what he sees as a false equivalence between the Holocaust and the bombing of Germany. The 600,000 or so Germans killed by Allied (that is, British and American) bombing were not treated with routine sadism, were not systematically starved, were not robbed of hair, gold teeth and worldly goods, and were not targeted because the Allies wanted to rid the world of Germans. His argument is strong, perhaps a bit harsh, but worth reading. The equivalence diminishes the Holocaust and partly excuses the crime, he says.

The book has some telling details. In World War 1, 100,000 German Jews and 320,000 Austrian Jews fought, with about an 8th being killed--which means that something like 50,000 of them died for their presumed motherlands. I had not known that about 60% of German Jews fled (harsh laws and conditions were deliberate, encouraging migration), 102,000 to the USA, 63,000 to Argentina, 52,000 to the UK, and so on. Black sees the euthanasia campaigns as leading into the Holocaust--212,000 Germans were killed who were disabled, in psychiatric clinics and such. And a million Jews were killed in the East, by shooting, before the industrial-like phase of killing kicked in.

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Title: World War 2 Secret Missions

Subtitle: Brave & Daring Secret Missions of WW2

Author: Raymond Jennings

Narrator: C.J. McAllister

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-14-17

Publisher: Healing Habits Publishing, LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

World War II was much more than just a war among several nations. With the war came new forms of warfare, covert missions, special operations, sabotage, destruction, and espionage and so on among the enemies. Spies were employed, plans were formulated, and disguises were put up by both the Axis and the Allies to obtain information or to hinder the progress of the war. This resulted in some of the most unconventional, creative and ingenious operations that played an important role in shaping the course of the war. There were several secret missions and raids that were carried out between the Allies and the Axis powers during the Second World War.

Listed in this book are just few of the several raids and covert missions that the war gave birth to. This book is written in such a way as to give an overview of the few missions. Each chapter throws light on one single mission and gives a broad view to help facilitate the understanding of the listener.

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World War 2 Secret Missions: Brave and Daring Secret Missions of WWII teaches you about some of the many raids, operations, and covert missions of this conflict. You'll discover a fascinating world of spies, secret plans, and disguises that both the Allies and the Axis used to gain information and other advantages over each other.

Purchase World War 2 Secret Missions: Brave and Daring Secret Missions of WWII now, and start exploring this age of espionage, secret combat, and dangerous missions!

Members Reviews:

Very interesting

Interesting anecdotes about secret missions during World War II -

C.J. McAllister did a good job narrating this book, sounds engaged and knowledgeable.

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Good info

Fascinating info but could've used more in depth detail. Several of the stories left me wanting more details. Fun to learn the secret plots that were carried out or were considered. Definitely a fun topic. Short but good.

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Fascinating to see what lies behind as the curtain of secrecy is pulled aside

As things become declassified and history becomes more clear, reading becomes even more interesting. This book reveals numerous missions previously kept secret by both axis and allies. For me the most fascinating was the mission to destabilize the allies through counterfeiting. Absolutely fascinating. For me the plus is when I can stump my father who got His degree as a history professor. Truly a fascinating listen. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Short overviews of lots of operations

The book covers a lot of ground, but only as a primer to whet your appetite. In the space of 4 hours the book covers about 25 World War II operations, with most of the chapters being between 5 and 15 minutes long, although there is a couple of 3 minute chapters and one 30 minute chapter. The missions are often impressive, surprising and ingenious

In each chapter Raymond Jennings sets up the background, the people involved, the actions and the consequences.

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Title: Secretariat

Subtitle: The Life of the Most Famous Triple Crown Winner in American History

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Scott Clem

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-07-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, 20th Century

Publisher's Summary:

It is not difficult to drive through Laurel, Maryland, and never know that it was once the site of races where thundering thoroughbreds ran at top speeds in search of victory. In fact, thousands of people do each day, on their way from Baltimore to Washington, DC, or vice versa. But there was a time, not that long ago, when champions ran at the now largely disused Laurel Race Course, when four-footed athletes raced for a prize that would go not to themselves but to their two-footed owners. They ran for the shear love of running and, hopefully, with a certain internal satisfaction at winning. One of the horses that once ran in Laurel, and other similar tracks across the country, was the legendary Secretariat. Unlike other previous heroes like Seabiscuit, Secretariat's fame is based not on the way in which he overcame long odds against him but in the way that he and his trainers made the very most of the advantages he had from birth. Won by his owner in a lucky draw, he was cherished even before he was born and spent the first year of his life happily trotting around the green fields of a Virginia farm.

Members Reviews:

Most of what you need to know about Secretariat in a short read

I really enjoyed the book Secretariat: The Life of the Most Famous Triple Crown Winner in American History. Of course I had heard about the Triple Crown winner Secretariat before I saw the movie; but, I loved the movie. I'm glad that I finally read an actual book about Secretariat and now I'm interested in reading more about the horse. In about 45 minutes or so you learn the true story about Secretariat. The movie for example doesn't tell you that Secretariat was the horse of the year has a two-year-old. This a great book that contains a lot of information about Secretariat's birth, the farm where he was raised, his life and then death.

Five Stars

I bought it for my husband and he absolutely loved it, spent hours reading it.

Five Stars

i am such a fan of this horse it's a small book but it contains a lot of info

it was a good read, i saw him win all

what can i say he was a horse that was touch by god. it was a good read, i saw him win all 3

I was quite disappointed in this article about Secretariat

I was quite disappointed in this article about Secretariat. Behind every great horse there are people, yet the people so instrumental in this horse's meteorical rise are totally dismissed. Secretariat's trainer, Lucien Laurin, the horse's trainer, actually began his carreer as a jocky way back in 1929. Ron Turcotte started his career as a hot walker in 1959 before he became a jockey. He took a bad fall from a horse in 1978 which left him a paraplegic. This article mentions that he was suspended from racing for a period of five days (but doesn't tell why), but it fails to mention that he was the recipient of many prestigious awards, including the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, the Order of Canada (he was Canadian), and was inducted into several racing halls of fame. Any story about a great horse should include the great people behind it.

This entire article seemed to be one newspaper report after another, describing the races. It was full of statistics on race times, places, purses, other horses in the race, and other race minutia.