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| Title | : | The Capital of Basketball: A History of DC Area High School Hoops |
| Author | : | John McNamara |
| Language | : | en |
| Rating | : | 4.90 out of 5 stars |
| Type | : | PDF, ePub, Kindle |
| Uploaded | : | Apr 15, 2021 |
| Book code | : | c3d5d |
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This thoroughly researched work illustrates how much the sport owes the city. The stories told in the capital of basketball: a history of dc area high school hoops are rich and textured, describing a patchwork of neighborhoods, basketball courts, and young athletes that tells the history of not just a sport, but of a city.
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The capital of basketball is the first comprehensive history of dc-area high school hoops, written by longtime sportswriter john mcnamara. After mcnamara was killed in the annapolis capital gazette shooting in june 2018, his wife andrea chamblee and fellow sportswriter david elfin finished the book, deemed “a great sports book” in a recent.
In the capital of basketball, john mcnamara has crafted fascinating and revealing insights into a pivotal time in the history of basketball and the city of washington. No one saw the game like he didthis is a must read for anyone who wants to know about the game of basketball.
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The capital of basketball: a history of dc area high school hoops by john mcnamara with andrea chamblee and david elfin georgetown university press,.
Mcnamara was one of five members of the annapolis capital staff shot on june 28, 2018. At the time of his death he had covered sports at all levels for more than thirty years and was completing his first book, a history of washington high schools’ contributions to basketball.
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Along with its suburbs, has indeed been the capital of basketball over many generations and this book recounts the inspiring stories of the players, the coaches, the schools and the rivalries from the turn of the 20th century to the turn of the 21st.
As a writer, i am trying to draw attention to the fact that basketball is an important part of the history of this place, just like the music history, the civil rights history, and the home-rule history. Is not only the capital of the united states, but the basketball capital of the united states.
Founded in 1790, the nation's capital has been a dynamic city with plenty of highs and lows to match its place in american history.
Metro area stands second to none in its contributions to the game.
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