Search results
Jun 11, 2022 · It's a human story that takes us from the time of Jarret Lewis, the enslaved young man who becomes his groom, to the racing grounds of old New Orleans and contemporary scholars in Washington,...
Jun 10, 2022 · Theo might be chagrined to find himself a protagonist in Horse, Geraldine Brooks’s latest work of historical fiction, which braids his story with the narrative of Jarret, an enslaved groom of...
- Jordan Kisner
Jun 17, 2022 · The historical novel ‘Horse’ sheds light on real-life racism. Pulitzer winner Geraldine Brooks’s latest book is a sweeping tale that uses the true story of a famous 19th-century racehorse to...
- Maggie Shipstead
People also ask
Is horse based on a true story?
What is 'horse' by Geraldine Brooks about?
Is Theo chagrined to find himself a protagonist in horse?
Who is Jarret in horse by Geraldine Brooks?
Jul 8, 2022 · Truth is not. (LAUGHTER) Jeffrey Brown: This time, the true history is centered on Lexington, a legendary racehorse born in 1850 in Lexington, Kentucky, celebrated in his day, including in ...
PDF Version. HORSE is based on a real-life racehorse named Lexington, one of the most famous thoroughbreds in American history. How did you learn about him?
Aug 2, 2022 · Books. Geraldine Brooks Probes Racing—and Race—in Her New Historical Novel, Horse. The Pulitzer Prize winner explores the unwritten true tale of America’s most famous racehorse—and uses that story to show how far we need to go in confronting systemic racism. By Eleni Gage Updated: Aug 02, 2022 5:19 PM EDT. Save Article. Author photo: Randi Baird.
In 2005, film director John Gatins made a motion picture titled Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story in which the horse "Soñador" is based on Mariah's Storm.
