Zamperini was ready to do even better four years later at Tokyo’s Olympics. He placed eighth in the 5,000-meter race at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, but ran his last lap in an eye-popping 56 seconds. Its doughty protagonist is Louis Zamperini, who emerged from a delinquency-prone adolescence in Torrance, California to become a world-class runner with a penchant for strong finishes. Since Hillenbrand has a remarkable affinity for never-say-die underdogs overcoming stiff odds and achieving miracles, Unbroken seems an almost inevitable follow-up. She made that Depression-era tale so vivid to contemporary readers that the horse and his handlers felt once again like tabloid heroes. Laura Hillenbrand’s gifts for tempo, atmosphere, and empathy shaped Seabiscuit: An American Legend into a best-selling phenomenon. A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
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