Unbreakable
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Unbreakable

  1. 440 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Unbreakable

About this book

Czechoslovakia, October 1937. Vast crowds have gathered to watch the threatened nation's most prestigious sporting contest: the Grand Pardubice steeplechase. Notoriously dangerous, the race is considered the ultimate test of manhood and fighting spirit. The Nazis have sent their paramilitary elite—SS officers on a mission to crush the "subhuman Slavs". The local cavalry officers have no hope of stopping them. But there is one other contestant: a countess riding a little golden mare…The story of Lata Brandisová is by turns enigmatic and inspiring. Born into privilege, she spent much of her life in poverty. Modest and shy, she refused to accept the constraints society placed on her because of her gender. Instead, with quiet courage, she repeatedly achieved what others said was impossible and rose above scandal to became her nation's figurehead in its darkest hour. Unbreakable is a story of endurance and defiance in an age of prejudice, fear, sexism, class hatred, and nationalism. Filled with eccentric aristocrats, socialite spies, daredevil jockeys—and a race so brutal that some consider merely taking part in it a sign of insanity—Unbreakable brings to life a unique hero, and an unforgettable love affair between a woman and a horse.

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Information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781643132105
eBook ISBN
9781643132716
Topic
History
Subtopic
Social Science Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. 1. Old Women’s Gorge
  5. 2. The little countess
  6. 3. Horseplay
  7. 4. The dance of death
  8. 5. Broken in
  9. 6. The winds of change
  10. 7. The breaking of nations
  11. 8. A fresh start
  12. 9. Riding out
  13. 10. Allies
  14. 11. The great game
  15. 12. Stepping up
  16. 13. The first hurdle
  17. 14. Fight to the finish
  18. 15. The outsider
  19. 16. Mortality
  20. 17. Norma
  21. 18. The Germans
  22. 19. Taking sides
  23. 20. ‘A woman? Bah . . . ’
  24. 21. Himmler’s cavalry
  25. 22. October 1937
  26. 23. The Battle of Pardubice
  27. 24. Rejoice!
  28. 25. The reckoning
  29. 26. Brave new world
  30. 27. The fall
  31. 28. Enemy of the people
  32. 29. In the woods
  33. 30. The show goes on
  34. 31. Journey’s end
  35. 32. The right stuff
  36. 33. Epilogue: the good and faithful servant
  37. Illustrations Insert
  38. Sources and notes
  39. Notes
  40. Acknowledgements
  41. List of illustrations
  42. Index
  43. Copyright

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