Elizabeth Letts

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Fiction Letts, E

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Fiction Letts, E

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[2019].	First edition.	Ballantine Books	351 pages ; 25 cm.	English	On Shelf 3 copies. Additional copies on order. La Farge Fiction Letts, E Main Fiction Letts, E Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

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2) The perfect horse: the daring U.S. mission to rescue the priceless stallions kidnapped by the Nazis

"This richly imagined novel tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book that inspired the iconic film, through the eyes of author L. Frank Baum's intrepid wife, Maud. Hollywood, 1938: As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband's masterpiece for the screen, seventy-seven-year-old Maud Gage Baum sets about trying to finagle her way onto the set. Nineteen years after Frank's passing, Maud is the only person who can...

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940.54213 Let

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[2016].	First edition.	Ballantine Books	xix, 369 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.	English	On Shelf 1 copy. Additional copies on order. La Farge 940.54213 Let	More Info Place Hold

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3) The eighty-dollar champion: Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation

In the chaotic last days of World War II, a small troop of American soldiers captures a German spy and learns that on a secret farm behind enemy lines, Hitler has stockpiled the world's finest purebred horses in order to breed the perfect military machine -- an equine master race. But with the starving Russian army closing in, the animals are in imminent danger of being slaughtered for food. With only hours to spare, one of the U.S. Army's last great...

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798.25 Let

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798.25 Let

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798.25 Let

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c2011	1st ed.	Ballantine Books	xiv, 329 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.	English	On Shelf La Farge 798.25 Let Main 798.25 Let Southside 798.25 Let	More Info Place Hold

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"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.

4) The eighty-dollar champion

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cp2011	Unabridged.	Blackstone Audio, Inc	9 sound discs (ca. 10.5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.	English	On Shelf La Farge AV CD spoken 798.25 Let	More Info Place Hold

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5) The perfect horse: the daring rescue of horses kidnapped by Hitler

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.

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940.54213 Let

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[2019].	First Delacorte Press edition.	Delacorte Press	xvii, 253 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.	English	On Shelf 1 copy. Additional copies on order. Main Childrens - J 940.54213 Let	More Info Place Hold

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