Steve Marantz

Citizen Akoy

Basketball and the Making of a South Sudanese American

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Produktbeschreibung

Steve Marantz¿is an Omaha Central graduate and the author of The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central: High School Basketball at the ’68 Racial Divide (Nebraska, 2011). He has worked as a writer, researcher, and producer for ESPN¿and has covered sports, government, and politics for the Kansas City Star, Boston Globe, and Boston Herald.¿His podcast,"That Championship Season," features great champions and their moments in history. about Citizen Akoy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 231mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9781496203229
• ISBN-10: 1496203224
• Artikelnr.: 52416786

Autorenporträt

Steve Marantz is an Omaha Central graduate and the author of The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central: High School Basketball at the ’68 Racial Divide (Nebraska, 2011). He has worked as a writer, researcher, and producer for ESPN and has covered sports, government, and politics for the Kansas City Star, Boston Globe, and Boston Herald. His podcast,“That Championship Season,” features great champions and their moments in history. Listen to That Championship Season podcast episode about Citizen Akoy.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Refugee
1. Adaw
2. First Thanksgiving
3. Street of Dreams
4. Prophecy
5. Central
6. Trust
7. Stardom
8. To Absent Moms
9. “True Faith and Allegiance”
10. @ZerotheHeroAkoy
11. Families
12. Perfection
13. Basketball and Business
14. Temptation and Decision
15. Standing Bear and Brando
16. Dynasty Blues
17. Four!
18. Spring Prom
19. Repatriation
20. Getting It Right
21. Beyond
Postscript: Pop
Notes
Index