A hero perished : the diary and selected letters of Nile Kinnick /

A Hero Perished tells Nile Kinnick's story. This grandson of an Iowa governor, the son of parents who disciplined him to strive for his measure of greatness, became a Heisman Trophy winner and national celebrity through a combination of talent and circumstance. Following his college successes,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kinnick, Nile C. (Nile Clarke), 1918-1943
Other Authors: Baender, Paul
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City, Iowa : University of Iowa Press, 1991.
Edition:[Pbk. ed., 1991].
Subjects:
Kinnick, Nile C. > (Nile Clarke), > 1918-1943 > Diaries.
Kinnick, Nile C. > (Nile Clarke), > 1918-1943 > Correspondence.
Kinnick, Nile C. > (Nile Clarke), > 1918-1943
University of Iowa > Football > History.
University of Iowa.
Football players > United States > Diaries.
Football players > United States > Correspondence.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Football.
Football.
Football players.
United States.
Autobiographies.
Diaries.
History.
Personal correspondence.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:A Hero Perished tells Nile Kinnick's story. This grandson of an Iowa governor, the son of parents who disciplined him to strive for his measure of greatness, became a Heisman Trophy winner and national celebrity through a combination of talent and circumstance. Following his college successes, Kinnick began legal study to prepare for a political career, but with the approach of war he entered the Navy Air Corps to refashion himself as a fighter pilot. Assigned to the carrier USS Lexington on its premier cruise, he took off in a defective plane & mdash;and his death shocked a nation grown.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xliii, 290 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:1587290103
9781587290107

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