Bibliograph

Playing through the whistle, steel, football, and an American town, S.L. Price

Type

Label

Playing through the whistle, steel, football, and an American town, S.L. Price

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-536) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Playing through the whistle

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

939426739

Responsibility statement

S.L. Price

Sub title

steel, football, and an American town

Summary

"A Sports Illustrated senior writer presents a moving epic of football in industrial America, tracing the story of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania's now-shuttered steel mill, and its legendary high school football team, "--NoveList

Table Of Contents

The Red and the Black -- Little Hell -- Free men -- Bootstraps -- A war game -- Father backs up -- Crossfire -- Mother's Oats -- Mr. Lucky -- Halls of anger -- The crack -- Darkness on the edge -- You-know-who -- Up in smoke -- Mauling Apollo -- Shiny things -- Last ones laughing -- When the world opens -- Iron buttons -- Family matters

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