Phillip M. Hoose

Hoosiers, Third Edition (eBook, ePUB)

The Fabulous Basketball Life of Indiana

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Named by The New York Times as "a knowing, respectful and caring look at heartland America" and containing a new foreword by legendary player Bob Plump, this is a book every basketball lover should own. The best of Phillip Hoose's classic writings are included here with a fresh look on Indiana's favorite and most beloved sport. A new edition of a well-known Indiana classic, Hoosiers profiles some of the world's most famous basketball players and coaches-Larry Bird, Bobby Plump, Damon Bailey, Steve Alford, Stephanie White, and Bob Knight among them-along with Indiana towns, schools, and programs. The ultimate book for the diehard fan, Hoosiers: The Fabulous Basketball Life of Indiana explores Hoosier hysteria in all its glory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780253021687
• Artikelnr.: 45986212

Autorenporträt

Phillip M. Hoose is the widely-acclaimed author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles, including the National Book Award winning book, Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice. He is also the author of the multi-award winning title, The Race to Save the Lord God Bird, the National Book Award Finalist We Were There Too!: Young People in U.S. History, and the Christopher Award-winning manual for youth activism, It's Our World Too!

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Bob Plump
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Farm Boys-How Indiana Became the Basketball State
2. Milan High School-The Hoosier Dream
3. Indianapolis Crispus Attucks High-The Black and White of Hoosier
Hysteria
4. Anderson, Indiana-Basketball Town
5. The Calumet Region-Hoops in the Other Indiana
6. Judi Warren and the Warsaw Tigers-Into the Front Court
7. Fathers and Sons-The Mounts of Lebanon, Indiana
8. Meadowood Park
9. Larry Bird-The Guy Down the Road
10. The Education of Stephanie White
11. Coaches-From the Lady Lions to Bob Knight
12. Steve Alford-All In
13. An Interview with Damon Bailey
14. Four Class Basketball-Death or Salvation of Hoosier Hysteria?
15. Perspective-Four Things that Remain Distinctive about Indiana's Game
16. Passages-What Has Become of Selected, People, Places and Gyms
Index