Dust Bowl Girls
by Reeder, Lydia,
Edition statement:Large Print edition. Published by : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, (Farming Hills, Michigan :) Physical details: 509 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm ISBN:9781410496720; 1410496724.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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lp 700 - 799 | Book Cart | 796.323630976662 Ree (Browse shelf) | Available | 108553 |
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796.092 Mar Path lit by lightning | 796.32309 Har Ultimate basketball / | 796.323092 Rod Bad as I wanna be / | 796.323630976662 Ree Dust Bowl Girls | 796.33 Pai Orange madness; incredible odyssey of the Denver.. | 796.332 Bro Out of bounds / | 796.33202 Hes War stories from the field / |
Includes bibliographical references.
New recruit -- The making of a coach -- The field house, 4 a.m -- A good shot maker believes in herself -- Choctaw town -- A man's sport -- Weak ankles and weaker nerves -- Barnstorm -- End game -- Babe Didrikson and the Golden Cyclones -- Guts and glory -- Next stop, Shreveport -- Brains, beauty, and ball handling -- A team that won't be beat can't be beat -- A hometown welcome.
At the height of the Great Depression, Sam Babb, the charismatic basketball coach of tiny Oklahoma Presbyterian College, began dreaming. Like so many others, he wanted a reason to have hope. Traveling from farm to farm, he recruited talented, hardworking young women and offered them a chance at a better life: a free college education if they would come play for his basketball team, the Cardinals. Despite their fears of leaving home and the sacrifices faced by their families, the women followed Babb and his dream. He shaped the Cardinals into a formidable team, and something extraordinary began to happen: with passion for the game and heartfelt loyalty to one another and their coach, they won every game.
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