James Naismith : the man who invented basketball
(2009)
By:
Rains, Rob
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
BIOGRAPHY/NAISMITH,J
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, [2009]
©2009
©2009
DESCRIPTION
xvi, 198 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781439901335 (cloth alk. paper), 1439901333 (cloth alk. paper), 1439901333
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes index
Growing up -- The college years -- The Springfield challenge-- and a new game -- The game is born -- A new frontier -- KU bound -- The student arrives -- A revolution calls -- A raging war -- Happy homecoming -- Becoming a mentor -- Olympic pride -- The changing game -- Death of a legend -- A great game -- The man, more than basketball