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| | Amazon.co.uk: Native Dancer, the Grey Ghost: Hero of a Golden Age: Books: John Eisenberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | In 1953, Native Dancer, a grey, 3-year-old racehorse bred and owned by Alfred Vanderbilt, captured the hearts and imagination of America and was declared "one of the three most popular figures in the country," along with TV personalities Arthur Godfrey and Ed Sullivan. |
 | | Author John Eisenberg reports here on the horse, the stable, and all the individuals who were part of his illustrious career, explaining the circumstances which made Native Dancer the darling of the country. |
 | | He was, in fact, so big and so powerful that when he ran, "you could draw a horizontal straight line from his airborne back feet to the tips of his forelegs," his stride measuring an incredible twenty-nine feet. |
| www.amazon.co.uk /Native-Dancer-Grey-Ghost-Golden/dp/0446530700 (447 words) |
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