Rob Goldman

The Sisterhood

The 99ers and the Rise of U.S. Women's Soccer

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Produktbeschreibung

The Sisterhood is the story of the first and second generations of national team players, known as the 99ers, who were the driving force behind the rise of U.S. women’s soccer and who built the foundation for the team’s enduring success.  

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Univ of Nebraska Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 203mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781496228833
• ISBN-10: 1496228839
• Artikelnr.: 61382698

Autorenporträt

Rob Goldman is the author of two baseball books, Once They Were Angels and Nolan Ryan: The Making of a Pitcher, and the novel Hauling Time.    

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1. Rough and Tumblers
1. The Mavericks
2. OOSSAAA, OOSSAAA, AH
3. Fury and Finesse
4. The Perfect Intersection
5. The Babies
6. Green and Growing
7. The Breadcrumb Generation-Haiti
8. The Queen of Women's Soccer
9. Crazy Legs Carin
10. M&M's Cup
11. Bookends
12. A Captain's Tale
Part 2. The DiCicco Method
13. Improbable Improbabilities
14. The Only
15. Le Passion Play
16. "Michelle, Get Up"
17. Perseverance
18. Mac Attack
19. Power to Be Bold
20. The Advocate
21. The Outlier
22. The Atlanta Olympics
23. The Mia Parables
24. Storm Clouds
25. The Elephant in the Room
Part 3. To the Cup
26. Lightning in a Bottle
27. Road to Pasadena
28. Game Day
29. The PK Thing
30. "Fake It Till You Make It"
31. AAAKERS
32. Presidential Approval
33. Women Power
34. Antagonists
35. Goodbye to a Friend
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes on Sources
Selected Bibliography