The Black Stallion (Hodder modern classic)

The Black Stallion (Hodder modern classic)

by WalterFarley (Author)

Synopsis

When young Alec Ramsay first embarks on the boat that will take him from India to New York, he prepares himself for a long and boring journey - until he spots the last passenger to come on board . . . As soon as he lays eyes on the haughty black stallion, Alec is spellbound. Beautiful, savage and wild, and striking terror through the crew and passengers - no one can tame this creature. But when disaster strikes, and the ship begins to sink, it is the stallion who saves Alec's life. Together they reach land, and so begins a thrilling adventure and a lifelong friendship . . .

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 201
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 17 Aug 2000

ISBN 10: 0340778660
ISBN 13: 9780340778661

Author Bio
Walter Farley was born in New York in 1920. After serving in the US Army, and working for Yank magazine, Farley put pen to paper and wrote the first of what was to be a 12-book adventure series about a powerful and unpredictable Arabian black stallion and his friendship with one boy, Alec Ramsay. Walter Farley wrote a total of 24 adventure stories involving horses. He died in 1989, leaving four children.