The James Naismith Reader: Basketball in His Own Words
Author:   James Naismith ,  Douglas Stark
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
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9781496219015


Pages:   282
Publication Date:   01 February 2021
Format:   Paperback
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The James Naismith Reader: Basketball in His Own Words


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Author:   James Naismith ,  Douglas Stark
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
Imprint:   University of Nebraska Press
ISBN:  

9781496219015


ISBN 10:   1496219015
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   01 February 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: “Huh! Another New Game!” 1. Origins, Growth, and Development 2. Physical Education 3. Rules 4. Basketball in Canada 5. Correspondence Notes on Sources Notes     Bibliography

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Douglas Stark has produced a valuable resource for anyone interested in the formation and development of the game. -Rob Rains, author of James Naismith: The Man Who Invented Basketball -- Rob Rains Douglas Stark has done basketball and those who follow it a great service by collecting the fascinating writings of a wholly original man. Readers will come away with a rich sense of James Naismith and the world that made him. -Alexander Wolff, author of Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure -- Alexander Wolff


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Douglas Stark is the museum director at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. He is the author of four books, including When Basketball Was Jewish: Voices of Those Who Played the Game (Nebraska, 2017) and Wartime Basketball: The Emergence of a National Sport during World War II (Nebraska, 2016).  

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