Games of Deception The True Story of the First US Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany

Name: Games of Deception The True Story of the First US Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany
Author: Andrew Maraniss

Auteur: Andrew Maraniss

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Andrew Maraniss

Engels
Paperback
9780525514657
02 maart 2021
256 pagina's

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Andrew Maraniss

Andrew Maraniss studied history at Vanderbilt University and as a recipient of the Fred Russell-Grantland Rice sportswriting scholarship, earned the school's Alexander Award for excellence in journalism. He then worked for five years in Vanderbilt's athletic department as the associate director of media relations, dealing primarily with the men's basketball team. The son of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author David Maraniss and trailblazing environmentalist Linda Maraniss, Andrew was born in Madison, Wisconsin, grew up in Washington, D.C. and Austin, Texas and now lives in Brentwood, Tennessee, with his wife Alison, and their two young children. His first book for adults, Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South, was a New York Times nonfiction bestseller. Follow Andrew on Twitter @trublu24.

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On a scorching hot day in July 1936, thousands of people cheered as the U.S. Olympic teams boarded the S.S. Manhattan, bound for Berlin. Among the athletes were the 14 players representing the first-ever U.S. Olympic basketball team. As thousands of supporters waved American flags on the docks, it was easy to miss the one courageous man holding a BOYCOTT NAZI GERMANY sign. But it was too late for a boycott now; the ship had already left the harbour. 1936 was a turbulent time in world history. Adolf Hitler had gained power in Germany three years earlier. Jewish people and political opponents of the Nazis were the targets of vicious mistreatment, yet were unaware of the horrors that awaited them in the coming years. But the Olympians on board the S.S. Manhattan and other international visitors wouldn't see any signs of trouble in Berlin. Streets were swept, storefronts were painted, and every German citizen greeted them with a smile. Like a movie set, it was all just a facade, meant to distract from the terrible things happening behind the scenes. This is the incredible true story of basketball, from its invention by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891, to the sport's Olympic debut in Berlin and the eclectic mix of people, events and propaganda on both sides of the Atlantic that made it all possible. Includes photos throughout, a Who's-Who of the 1936 Olympics, bibliography, and index

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 02 maart 2021
Aantal pagina's: 256
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Hoofduitgeverij: Viking Books For Young Readers

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Product breedte: 178 mm
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Verpakking hoogte: 16 mm
Verpakking lengte: 227 mm
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