Hoosier High School Basketball (Images of America)
by Adams, Bob
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 073851991X
- ISBN 13
- 9780738519913
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Argillite, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2002. Paperback. Fine. 6.5"x9.25" 128 pgs. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped (w/price), & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. Hoosier Hysteria is a passion for the game of basketball in Indiana. Explore the history of the state's long-term obsession with high school round ball. In 1925 the man credited with inventing basketball, Dr. James Naismith, visited Indiana and famously said, while the game was invented in Massachusetts, basketball really had its origin in Indiana, which remains the center of the sport. Indeed, Indiana is the first state that comes to mind when one thinks of high school basketball. The game itself is an important part of the history of the state. From reports of the first game in 1894 to the heyday when Hoosier high school gyms were filled beyond capacity, Hoosierism and basketball have had a long and eventful relationship. Towns and cities, large and small alike,...Source: Publisher.
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- Bookseller
- Blacks Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15081
- Title
- Hoosier High School Basketball (Images of America)
- Author
- Adams, Bob
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 073851991X
- ISBN 13
- 9780738519913
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Charleston, SC
- Date Published
- 2002
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