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The black stallion revolts

When his wild black stallion revolts against the routine and schedule of stable life, becoming a killer and a threat, a plane crash thwarts Alec's plans to give the Black a free run in the desert and brings danger to both boy and horse.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Farley, Walter, 1915-1989
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House, c1953.
Series:	Black stallion series.
Subjects:	Horses > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	When his wild black stallion revolts against the routine and schedule of stable life, becoming a killer and a threat, a plane crash thwarts Alec's plans to give the Black a free run in the desert and brings danger to both boy and horse.
Physical Description:	263 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:	0394836138 (trade pbk.) : 9780394836133 (trade pbk.) 0394806093 (trade) 9780394806099 (trade) 0394906098 (lib. bdg.) 9780394906096 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:	Walter Farley was born in Syracuse, New York on June 26, 1915. He began writing The Black Stallion when he was a student at Columbia University and completed it while working as an advertising copywriter in New York City. It was an immediate success when it was published in 1941. During World War II, he served in the army where he wrote the second book in the series, The Black Stallion Returns. After his discharge from the service in 1946, he became a full-time author. He wrote 20 novels in the Black Stallion series. His also wrote a fictionalized biography of America's greatest Thoroughbred, Man O'War. He died of heart failure on October 17, 1989 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography)