This is a loosely fictionalized account of the Godolphin Arabian, the ancestor of such famous race horses as Seabiscuit, Man o' War, War Admiral, and Silky Sullivan. By the author of the Misty of Chincoteague series, this is a very classic children's book. This book follows the “Black Beauty” route with a fall from good living, a string of cruel masters, and a final rescue. Unlike “Black Beauty,” the story is told from the perspective of Sham, a young stable boy who travels with his horse from Morocco to England, and no horses die . . . until the postscript.
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