Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of the World's Smartest Horse

The remarkable true saga of an exceptional animal—and the no less exceptional man who led him to greatness: "Seabiscuit had nothing on Beautiful Jim Key." —Sacramento Bee

Beautiful Jim Key—the onetime ugly duckling of a scrub colt who became one of the most beloved heroes of the turn of the twentieth century—was adored not for his beauty and speed but rather for his remarkable abilities to read, write, spell, do mathematics, even debate politics. Trained with patience and kindness by one of...