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Item specifics
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- ISBN
- 9780743446211
- Book Title
- One Great Game : Two Teams, Two Dreams, in the First Ever National Championship High School Football Game
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- General, Football, Essays
- Item Weight
- 16.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Atria Books
ISBN-10
0743446216
ISBN-13
9780743446211
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109617153
Product Key Features
Book Title
One Great Game : Two Teams, Two Dreams, in the First Ever National Championship High School Football Game
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
General, Football, Essays
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
16.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-298830
Reviews
Jennifer AllenAuthor ofFifth Quarter: The Scrimmage of a Football Coach's DaughterInOne Great Game,Don Wallace gives us an intimate view into the heart and soul of two high school football teams. It is a most moving tale of young men trying to do their very best -- for their team, for their family, and for their school. By bringing us nearer to the human element than to the elemental X and Os of the plays on the field, Wallace shows how one championship game can become a metaphor for life., Kevin BakerAuthor ofParadise AlleyOne Great Gameis one great book. Don Wallace has written an engrossing, surprising, and thoroughly captivating story about two very different American high schools squaring off in high school football's first national championship. His knowledge of the game is acute, but he moves beyond football to give us a clear-eyed picture of how America itself has changed over the past thirty years., "[E]njoyable....Wallace gives an evenhanded account while conveying the excitement the game created." -- Sports Illustrated, "A behind-the-scenes look at the players and coaches...as well as a play-by-play analysis of the big game itself." -- The New York Times, "Wallace deserves credit for a historic record of a game that won't soon be forgotten." -- The Los Angeles Times
Table Of Content
Contents PrologueOne: RumorsTwo: Out Where the West BeginsThree: "What a Place for Children!"Four: The AmbushFive: The ClashSix: God's TeamSeven: Minor MiraclesEight: Something in the WaterNine: Calm Before the StormTen: Sour RhubarbEleven: Precious BloodTwelve: FallThirteen: Minority RulesFourteen: The Shortest SeasonFifteen: Prelude in G(ames) MinorSixteen: Seven DaysSeventeen: Twenty-four HoursEighteen: A ParadeNineteen: VetsTwenty: The Game Don't WaitTwenty-one: Go Tell the SpartansTwenty-two: Still Time for a HeroTwenty-three: Send in the ClonesTwenty-four: After the FallTwenty-five: Points AfterEpilogueAcknowledgments
Synopsis
In the rich tradition of Friday Night Lights comes this heart-stopping account of the first ever national championship high school football game.They said such a game was impossible. For 131 years, a No. 1 and a No. 2 high school team had never met -- though not for lack of trying. Then came October 6, 2001: two great teams, Concord De La Salle and Long Beach Poly, playing for all the marbles. Two contrasting cities, each upholding its vision of America. One thrilling game.On the one side we find Concord, a wealthy, high-tech suburb in Northern California. De La Salle is private, nearly all white, and Catholic, with an astonishing nine-year, 113-game winning streak -- the longest of any team in any sport in history, amateur or professional. Coach Bob Ladouceur is a legend, and a mystic who demands perfection. The Spartans thrive on year-round training and a spirit of love. Critics call them a cult.Long Beach is a gritty, mostly poor, Southern California seaport, the most diverse city in America. Poly High sends more players to the NFL than any other school, more students to the University of California, and alums such as Cameron Diaz and Snoop Dogg to stardom. Poly High is a beacon of public school excellence. But the Jackrabbits play in a fishbowl of high expectations and often excessive community scrutiny.On both teams the young men are tested physically, mentally, spiritually, and most of all by the intense media spotlight on their behavior, skin color, SAT scores, economic class, and moral character. Would they crumple under the pressure? Can they withstand the lure of drug and supplement abuse while fighting off the distractions of college recruiters and rabid fans?One Great Gametakes us inside the schools and their teams, into the hearts and minds of the players, coaches, teachers, parents, and followers. Don Wallace spent a full year in their locker rooms and in their lives. The result is a powerful portrait not only of American high school sports but of two cultures that taken together define modern American life.
LC Classification Number
GV950.W25 2003
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