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Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn
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Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn Paperback - 2001

by Larry Colton

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Now in paperback, this work by freelance journalist Colton is a brilliant account of a teenage Native American girl who fought for honor on and off the basketball courts. 8-page photo insert.

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In this extraordinary work of journalism, bestselling and award-winning author Larry Colton journeys into the world of Montana's Crow Indians and follows the struggles of a talented, moody, charismatic young woman named Sharon LaForge, a gifted basketball player and a descendant of one of George Armstrong Custer's Indian scouts.

In Native American tradition, a warrior gained honor and glory by "counting coup" -- touching his enemy in battle and living to tell the tale. Counting Coup tells the story of a modern hero from within this tradition, but it is far more than just a sports story or a portrait of youth. It is a sobering expos of a part of our society long since cut out of the American dream.

Along the banks of the Little Big Horn, Indians and whites live in age-old conflict and young Indians grow up without role models or dreams. Here Sharon carries the hopes and frustrations of her people on her shoulders as she battles her opponents on and off the court. Colton delves into Sharon's life and shows us the realities of the reservation, the shattered families, the bitter tribal politics, and a people's struggle against a belief that all their children -- even the most intelligent and talented -- are destined for heartbreak. Against this backdrop stands Sharon, a fiery, undaunted competitor with the skill to dominate a high school game and earn a college scholarship. Yet getting to college seems beyond Sharon's vision, obscured by the daily challenge of getting through the season -- physically and psychologically.

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Tar paper shacks, abandoned junk heaps in front yards, rutted and littered streets-all the outward signs of people living on the margin.

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  • Title Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn
  • Author Larry Colton
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Paperback
  • Pages 448
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Grand Central Publishing, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2001-10-01
  • ISBN 9780446677554 / 0446677558
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.4 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.56 cm)
  • Reading level 960
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
    • Geographic Orientation: Montana
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Category Sports & Recreation
  • Library of Congress subjects Hardin High School (Hardin, Mont.) -, Basketball for women - Montana - Hardin
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 000024987
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.323

About the author

Larry Colton is the author of several notable works, including Counting Coup, Goat Brothers, and No Ordinary Joes. He has written for Esquire, Sports Illustrated, and the New York Times Magazine. A former pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Colton himself played in the Southern League in 1966 for a farm team in Macon, GA.
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