When I was a kid, there was a book in the old farmhouse called "Man o'War." I was glued to that book... I still have it. I know exactly nothing about horses as horses, but as symbols of the nation at crucial moments... that I'm all over. So glad @govandybeshear.bsky.social told this story!
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
@govandybeshear.bsky.social of Kentucky tells the story of Man o’ War, the prolific thoroughbred race horse who helped restore Americans’ faith in the country after World War I. #WeAreAmerica250