I Grew Up with Basketball: Twenty Years of Barnstorming with Cage Greats of Yest

Description: I Grew Up with Basketball by Frank J. Basloe, D. Gordon Rohman, Michael A. Antonucci Frank J. Basloe grew up in Herkimer, New York, where YMCA director Lambert Will developed the game of basketball. Basloes classic memoir, I Grew Up with Basketball, offers an eyewitness account of the humble roots of the imposing enterprise that is professional basketball today. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Frank J. Basloe grew up in Herkimer, New York, where YMCA director Lambert Will developed the game of basketball. Basloes classic memoir, I Grew Up with Basketball, offers an eyewitness account of the humble roots of the imposing enterprise that is professional basketball today. At age sixteen, Basloe began his career as a promoter and managed several teams that regularly toured New York, New England, and the Midwest, including the Oswego Indians and Basloes Globe Trotters. Until the 1920s and the advent of the New York Original Celtics, New York Renaissance, and Harlem Globetrotters, Basloes clubs reigned supreme among barnstormers.I Grew Up with Basketball is a fascinating and entertaining memoir of basketballs infancy and, for some, fuels the debate about the games true origins by providing a counternarrative to the sanctioned history offered by the Hall of Fame. Though James Naismiths original concept is acknowledged, Basloe credits YMCA director Will for altering the game to be more exciting and fun to play as well as establishing early rules of play.This rare firsthand glimpse of the early days of basketball is complimented by Michael A. Antonuccis introduction, which tracks the game-from Basloes Globe Trotters to LeBron James-and its trappings as a business vehicle. Notes A fascinating and entertaining memoir of basketballs infancy. Author Biography Frank J. Basloe (1887–1966) was born in Hungary, and his family immigrated to the United States in the late nineteenth century. Michael A. Antonucci is a professor of English and American studies at Keene State College. Table of Contents IntroductionPrefaceThey Started with CabbagesThe Worlds First Basketball GameMr. Wills Game. . . Into High-Toned AmericansI Become the First "Globe-Trotter" at SixteenAn Unruly Bear CubWe Become "World Champions"Go West, Young MenThe Cornstarch Quintet"How You Gonna Keep Em Down on the Farm . . ."". . . After Theyve Seen Paree"The Old Game and the New Review "Though readers may feel they grew up with basketball, no one will know until they have read I Grew Up with Basketball what it truly means to grow up with this game."—Krystina Lucido, KrystinaLucido.com Promotional A fascinating and entertaining memoir of basketballs infancy. Review Text ""Though readers may feel they grew up with basketball, no one will know until they have read I Grew Up with Basketball what it truly means to grow up with this game.""--Krystina Lucido, KrystinaLucido.com Review Quote "Though readers may feel they grew up with basketball, no one will know until they have read I Grew Up with Basketball what it truly means to grow up with this game."-Krystina Lucido, KrystinaLucido.com Details ISBN0803240236 Author Michael A. Antonucci Short Title I GREW UP W/BASKETBALL Publisher University of Nebraska Press Language English ISBN-10 0803240236 ISBN-13 9780803240230 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2012 Imprint University of Nebraska Press Subtitle Twenty Years of Barnstorming with Cage Greats of Yesterday Place of Publication Lincoln Country of Publication United States Birth 1887 Death 1966 Publication Date 2012-03-01 UK Release Date 2012-03-01 AU Release Date 2012-03-01 NZ Release Date 2012-03-01 US Release Date 2012-03-01 Pages 256 DEWEY 796.323 Illustrations 45 illustrations, 2 tables Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159444272;

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