When young Alec Ramsay first embarks on the boat that will take him from India to New York, he prepares himself for a long and boring journey - until he spots the last passenger to come on board . . . As soon as he lays eyes on the haughty black stallion, Alec is spellbound. Beautiful, savage and wild, and striking terror through the crew and passengers - no one can tame this creature. But when disaster strikes, and the ship begins to sink, it is the stallion who saves Alec's life. Together they reach land, and so begins a thrilling adventure and a lifelong friendship . . .
This book is part of a book series called Black Stallion .
This book is aimed at children in primary school.
There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Random House USA Inc .
Walter Farley was born in New York in 1920. After serving in the US Army, and working for Yank magazine, Farley put pen to paper and wrote the first of what was to be a 12-book adventure series about a powerful and unpredictable Arabian black stallion and his friendship with one boy, Alec Ramsay. Walter Farley wrote a total of 24 adventure stories involving horses. He died in 1989, leaving four children.
This book contains the following story:
The Black Stallion
Teenager Alec Ramsay and a wild black stallion are stranded on a desert island after their ship sinks. Dependent on each other for survival, the boy and horse develop a strong bond. Once rescued they return to Alecs home where he befriends retired racehorse trainer Henry Dailey. He and Alec secretly begin training the Black to race. But without a documented pedigree, Alec and Henry can only compete the Black as a mystery horse in a match race between two champions, Cyclone and Sun Raider.
