Wartime basketball : the emergence of a national sport during World War II /

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"Wartime Basketball tells the story of basketball's survival and development during World War II and how those years profoundly affected the game's growth after the war. Prior to World War II, basketball--professional and collegiate--was largely a regional game, with different styles...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stark, Douglas (Douglas Andrew), 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Basketball > United States > History > 20th century.
Basketball and war > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > États-Unis.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Basketball
Basketball and war
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: A new game
  • America goes to war, 1941-1942
  • The color line falls, 1942-1943
  • Wartime basketball, 1943-1944
  • The big man cometh, 1944-1945
  • Looking toward the future, 1945-1946
  • Epilogue: Basketball arrives.

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