How Did Seabiscuit Grow During The Great Depression
Seabiscuit is about a surprisingly small horse that had crooked legs, and was considered a bad-racing horse, and how he became America's lift during the great depression by making a comeback that no one even imagined was possible. The horse was ridden by a jockey, Red Pollard, who was half-blind and didn't win any races before Seabiscuit. A man named Charles Howard bought the horse after going through a tragic loss of his son and divorcing his wife. He originally owned a bicycle shop then afterwards was an automobile entrepreneur and didn't believe in horses before his son died. Afterwards he met Marcela, who helped him get over his losses through horseback riding. He married her, and they decided to buy a racing horse. As they were trying
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One of these things was that Red Pollard, in real life was older than that of the role played by Tobey Maguire. Also, in the movie Red and his family were originally from and resided in the US. This isn't true. They were from Edmonton, Alberta. His family did fall upon hard times, but not because of the depression. They lost their brick factory business as the result of a flood. Their insurance didn't cover enough of the damages. A friend of the family was coming to the U.S. and brought Red Pollard with him. And unlike in the movie where his parents left him on a racetrack, it was the family friend that deserted him on a racetrack in Montana. Another false story in the movie is how Charles met his second wife, Marcela. Marcela was the older sister of Charles Howard's son's wife. Red Pollard had a wife, Angus. She was his nurse during his recovery after he shattered his leg. The movie unfortunately omitted Agnes, who did play a significant part in Pollard's recovery and return to the track. It was actually Agnes who hung the medal of Saint Christopher around Pollard's neck for good luck on the day of Seabiscuit's last race, not Charles Howard's
One of these things was that Red Pollard, in real life was older than that of the role played by Tobey Maguire. Also, in the movie Red and his family were originally from and resided in the US. This isn't true. They were from Edmonton, Alberta. His family did fall upon hard times, but not because of the depression. They lost their brick factory business as the result of a flood. Their insurance didn't cover enough of the damages. A friend of the family was coming to the U.S. and brought Red Pollard with him. And unlike in the movie where his parents left him on a racetrack, it was the family friend that deserted him on a racetrack in Montana. Another false story in the movie is how Charles met his second wife, Marcela. Marcela was the older sister of Charles Howard's son's wife. Red Pollard had a wife, Angus. She was his nurse during his recovery after he shattered his leg. The movie unfortunately omitted Agnes, who did play a significant part in Pollard's recovery and return to the track. It was actually Agnes who hung the medal of Saint Christopher around Pollard's neck for good luck on the day of Seabiscuit's last race, not Charles Howard's