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Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
"Finalist for the 2006 Billie Award in Journalism, Women's Sport Foundation" "Honorable Mention for the 2006 Myers Outstanding Book Award" Welch Suggs is associate director of the Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and is also pursuing a Ph.D. in education policy at the University of Georgia. He is the former senior editor for athletics at the Chronicle of Higher Education, and has written about sports for the Kansas City Star...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Set in Hawaii in aftermath of its annexation by the United States and in Wyoming during the twilight of the "Wild West," Aloha Rodeo uncovers the hidden history of the native Hawaiians who challenged the West's greatest cowboys—and returned home American legends.
In August 1908, three unknown riders arrived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, their hats adorned with wildflowers, to compete in the world’s greatest rodeo. Steer-roping virtuoso Ikua Purdy and...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A look at the development of the sport over the past six centuries.
Once limited to trout and salmon, today fly-fishing techniques are used to catch every fish species from minnows to marlin in rivers, lakes and oceans from the Amazon to the Arctic. From the many thousands of fly patterns developed over the centuries, The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies focuses on fifty iconic flies chosen to represent the evolution not only of fishing flies...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"At the height of the Great Depression, Sam Babb, the charismatic basketball coach of tiny Oklahoma Presbyterian College, began dreaming. Like so many others, he wanted a reason to have hope. Traveling from farm to farm, he recruited talented, hardworking young women and offered them a chance at a better life: a free college education if they would come play for his basketball team, the Cardinals. Despite their fears of leaving home and the sacrifices...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi-day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Well, the men were hailed. Female pilots were more often ridiculed than praised for what the press portrayed as silly efforts to horn in on a manly, and deadly, pursuit. Keith...
Author
Publisher
Avon Boooks
Pub. Date
1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
"A journey through the 1949 pennant race, in which two legendary rivals, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, battled down to a winner-take-all final game of the season"--p. [2] of dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Dey Street Books
Pub. Date
20191029
Language
English
Description
Over the past century, professional football has transformed from a game played in leather helmets on cow pastures to one of the most high-tech, popular sports on the planet. In this entertaining and concise history, Jerry Rice and Randy O. Williams celebrate the NFL’s centennial, bringing together colorful memories, insights, and personal experiences and observations from the heroes, losers, innovators, and defining legends who have played the...
Author
Language
English
Description
First published in Great Britain in 1881 and subsequently revised nine times between that date and 1910, THE GUN AND ITS DEVELOPMENT traces the fascinating history of weaponry from the obscure, ancient origins of the slingshot and the bow; the invention of the crossbow, possibly around 1000 A.D.; the introduction of gunpowder into Europe in the fourteenth century; the development of sporting and military guns over the centuries thereafter; and the...
Author
Publisher
ECW Press Ltd
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Documenting the rise of women's wrestling from sideshow to WWE main event. Sisterhood of the Squared Circle presents the fascinating history of women's wrestling, from the carnival circuit of the late 1800s to today's hugely popular matches. With more than 100 wrestler profiles, find out how backstage politics, real-life grudges, and incredible personalities shaped the business. The careers of many well-known trailblazers, including Mildred Burke,...
11) Denver Broncos
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book explores the teams background and history, most memorablewins, star players, and important coaches. Readers will also learn when the NFL began and what conference and division the Broncos play on. Fun facts, a full spread of team stats, and a timeline with photos complement the text. This book closes with a quiz to reinforce core concepts.
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"The Super Bowl is an American tradition of grand annual gridiron pageantry and competition. Regarded as the preeminent sports event in this country, Super Bowl games have molded athletic heroes and created household names. February 2016 will usher in the fiftieth Super Bowl championship and what better way to celebrate this time-honored tradition than with 50 Years, 50 Moments: The Most Unforgettable Plays in Super Bowl History-a compelling collection...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinois playing with hand-me-down uniforms and peace signs on their hats defied convention and the odds. Led by an English teacher with no coaching experience, the Macon Ironmen emerged from a field of 370 teams to become the smallest school in Illinois history to make the state final, a distinction that still stands. There, sporting long hair, and warming up to Jesus Christ Superstar, the...
16) Denver Broncos
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The NFL Blitz series helps young readers explore the National Football League's teams. Each title examines a team's history, uniforms, records, key players, stadiums, and much more. Every title uses brilliant photographs and fun facts to bring a team to life. -back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
C.S. Forester, creator of the beloved Horatio Hornblower series, takes young readers on an exciting adventure to the shores of Tripoli in North Africa. That's where, more than 200 years ago, the United States was threatened by "pirates" who snatched American merchant ships and imprisoned sailors-and the country's young, untested navy took on the task of fighting the pirates in their home waters. This true tale features thrilling ocean battles, hand-to-hand...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[c2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail. And in September 1955, having survived a rattlesnake strike, two hurricanes, and a run-in with gangsters, she stood atop Maine's Mount Katahdin. There she...
Author
Publisher
Little Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In the fall of 1992, America's National Pastime is in crisis and already on the path to the unthinkable: canceling a World Series for the first time in history. The owners are at war, their decades-long battle with the players has turned America against both sides, and the players' growing addiction to steroids will threaten the game's very foundation. It is a crucial moment in the game's history that catalyzes a struggle for power by three strong-willed...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the Denver Broncos. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.