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The Secret Game : A Wartime Story of Courage, Change, and Basketball's Lost Triumph by Scott Ellsworth (2015, Hardcover)

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Winner of the 2016 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing: The true story of the game that never should have happened -- and of a nation on the brink of monumental change. In the fall of 1943, at the little-known North Carolina College for Negroes, Coach John McLendon was on the verge of changing basketball forever. A prot g of James Naismith, the game's inventor, McLendon taught his team to play the full-court press and run a fast break that no one could catch. His Eagles would become the highest-scoring college team in America -- a basketball juggernaut that shattered its opponents by as many as sixty points per game. Yet his players faced danger whenever they traveled backcountry roads. Across town, at Duke University, the best basketball squad on campus wasn't the Blue Devils, but an all-white military team from the Duke medical school. Composed of former college stars from across the country, the team dismantled everyone they faced, including the Duke varsity. They were prepared to take on anyone -- until an audacious invitation arrived, one that was years ahead of anything the South had ever seen before. What happened next wasn't on anyone's schedule. Based on years of research, The Secret Game is a story of courage and determination, and of an incredible, long-buried moment in the nation's sporting past. The riveting, true account of a remarkable season, it is the story of how a group of forgotten college basketball players, aided by a pair of refugees from Nazi Germany and a group of daring student activists, not only blazed a trail for a new kind of America, but helped create one of the most meaningful moments in basketball history.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316244619
ISBN-13
9780316244619
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201721060

Product Key Features

Book Title
Secret Game : a Wartime Story of Courage, Change, and Basketball's Lost Triumph
Author
Scott Ellsworth
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, General, History, Basketball
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Sports & Recreation, History
Number of Pages
400 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
21.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Gv885.72.N8e45 2015
Reviews
"As a member of the Duke community, I have long been aware and proud of the secret game. Now Scott Ellsworth has brought it to light. The true story behind this extraordinary, long-buried game goes beyond any one school or any one state. The Secret Game is a triumphant look at how basketball has broken down barriers, and helped create a new kind of America. Every citizen needs to know this story--and to know it now."-- Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of Duke Men's Basketball
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2014-956719
Dewey Decimal
796.32363
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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by correoshombreAug 14, 2018
Hits the nail on the head relative to the times
This book is a spell-binding read. Having grown up in the Jim Crow South and a life-long fan of college basketball I had only recently learned of this clandestinely played game. This book brought everything into focus. The backgrounds of the players, coaches, institutions, and social mores of the time were just as great a story as the actual game itself. I read this as a library book but was so moved I bought a copy to pass along to friends. The author did an incredible amount of research to recreate and event which occurred 70+ years ago. This is a GREAT story
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by 614jfurb631Aug 22, 2017
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Excellent book on basketball and how it changed after this game. Very detailed with a lot of research being done
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