Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of the World's Smartest Horse
&#8220;Engaging . . . filled with eyebrow-raising details.&#8221; (Entertainment Weekly)&#8220;Jim Key, in his own beautiful way, whispered to Americans&#8217; hearts and awakened their soul.&#8221; (Los Angeles Times)&#8220;Compelling...provides a vivid slice of Americana.&#8221; (Parade)&#8220;A wonderful true story of an extraordinary horse and an equally extraordinary man. Beautiful Jim Key, is astonishing.&#8221; (Berry Gordy)&#8220;Like Laura Hillenbrand&#8217;s SEABISCUIT, this brilliantly recreated history of BEAUTIFUL JIM KEY is destined to become a classic.&#8221; (David Geffen)&#8220;Beautiful Jim Key represents a rediscovered treasure that has lain hidden for almost a century. . . . Remarkable&#8221; (Bob Womack, author of The Echo of Hoof Beats: History of the Tennessee Walking Horse)&#8220;Rivas performs an important service by bringing this story to light and reminding us how it was almost lost.&#8221; (Knoxville News-Sentinel)&#8220;If Beautiful Jim Key were alive today, he&#8217;d have a movie deal.&#8221; (People)&#8220;A wonderful slice of American life at the turn of the last century . . . [Rivas] deserves praise.&#8221; (Contra Costa Times)&#8220;Seabiscuit had nothing on Beautiful Jim Key.&#8221; (Sacramento Bee)&#8220;Beautiful Jim Key may be the biggest celebrity you&#8217;ve never heard of--until now . . . fascinting and touching&#8221; (Winston-Salem Journal)&#8220;A charming story about an equine superstar. . . . a winsome tale.&#8221; (Chicago Tribune (Editor's Choice))