King of the Wind

After a opening chapter at a race course in Windsor, Ontario, in 1920, this novel is a fictionalized biography of the Godolphin Arabian, one of the three stallions who started the thoroughbred breed. Its human hero is the mute horseboy Agba who is present at the birth of the foal in the Sultan's stable in Morocco and names him Sham (Sun). He is chosen to go with the horse as part of a gift to the King of France. The spirited horse suffers many misfortunes and survives only through Agba's faithfulness, but comes at last to glory through the achievements of his sons.

First sentence: THE morning fog had lifted, giving way to a clear day.

Year

1988

Language

English

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Editions

34

Reader rating

4.3 / 5 (6)

Pages

172

ISBN

9780027436297

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