Seabiscuit rose from obscurity to triumph, and along the way, brought a weary, dispirited America hope and inspiration. In 1938, at the height of the Great Depression, he was the nation's #1 newsmaker, featured in Time, Newsweek, Look, Pic, and The New Yorker. His workouts alone drew 40,000 fans, and race radio broadcasts were heard by as many as 40 million people.
