The non-fiction bestseller SEABISCUIT by Laura Hillenbrand is
an extraordinary book, well-researched and well-written. Some
of the best first-hand accounts quoted were by David
Alexander, who not only witnessed many of the key events but
also was a close friend of jockey Red Pollard. Through email
I confirmed with Hillenbrand that this was the same David
Alexander who wrote the Bart Hardin series and other
mysteries in the 1950s and 60s. Titles included PAINT THE
TOWN BLACK, PENNIES FROM HELL, TERROR ON BROADWAY AND THE
MADHOUSE IN WASHINGTON SQUARE.
While a few have praised his work since his death in 1973
(Pronzini for one), I can't recall any reprints in the last
quarter of a century.
Richard A. Moore
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