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Story of Football
Author: Dave Anderson
(Hardcover, 1997)
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Traces the history of this American sport from the first college game at Rutgers in 1869 to the pres...
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0688143148
ISBN-13: 9780688143145
Oct 1997
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
Grade:
From 7 to 9
Revised
Language: English |
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Synopsis
Traces the history of this American sport from the first college game at Rutgers in 1869 to the present.
| Size | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 7.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 20.0 oz |
Industry Reviews
[This edition] is arranged thematically as in the original but contains some new information and examples of players who weren't in the game in 1985. Page design is new, but the smaller print and wider outside margins actually make the text look more crowded and less readable. Different photos of old players replace many of the original ones, but, oddly enough, many of the same captions remain. Even stranger, Troy Aikman's foreword in the new edition . . . sounds an awful lot like O.J. Simpson's in the first edition. . . . [Nevertheless], Anderson's readable overview of [the] sport is reason for many libraries to replace their old editions. Disappointing, but serviceable.
Annotation copyright H.W. Wilson Company.
Phelan
Gr 4-6 Basketball, revised from the 1988 edition, covers the history of the sport on both the pro and college levels, beginning with the peach basket days,through the era of the set shot, to the fast-paced game of recent years. The second part of the book delves into specific skills (shooting, rebounding, defense, etc.). Unfortunately, the chapter on "Modern Times" focuses mostly on the 1980s, with a few sentences about more recent players and the insertion of several pages on Michael Jordan and the 1992 Dream Team. Football, originally published in 1985, provides a historical overview and then explores specific aspects of the game (coaching, defense, pass receiving, running, etc.) and shows how the outstanding skills of certain individuals changed the way that it's played. In most cases, little new material is offered, except for a few paragraphs here and there rounding off a player's career. The foreword by O.J. Simpson has been removed and replaced with one by Troy Aikman. (In fact, any mention of Simpson's football career has been deleted. Consequently, the chapter on running backs mentions greats such as Franco Harris, Gale Sayers, Walter Payton, and Jim Brown). Libraries that do not own the earlier editions will find these books enjoyable introductions to each sport. Those that have the originals will find little reason to purchase them. Todd Morning, Schaumburg Township Public Library, IL
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