Rebound! Basketball, Busing, Larry Bird, and the Rebirth of Boston (Hardcover)
| Author: Michael Connelly |
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Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Motorbooks Intl
ISBN-10: 076033501X
ISBN-13: 9780760335017
Sku: 207530006
Publish Date: 12/1/2008
Dimensions:
(in Inches) 9.25H x 6.25L x 1T
Pages:
304
Age Range:
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Describes how the arrival of Larry Bird, a young draft pick for the Boston Celtics, in 1979 served as a catalyst for the renewal of a deeply polarized, violent city as pride, sports championships, a reduced crime rate, and an economic boom transformed Boston.Describes how the arrival of Larry Bird, a young draft pick for the Boston Celtics, in 1979 served as a catalyst for the renewal of a deeply polarized, violent city as pride, sports championships, a reduced crime rate, and an economic boom transformed Boston. |
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Boston Herald reporter Michael Connelly's intriguing history of Boston and basketball credits Larry Bird with rescuing more than the Celtics franchise. Bird's amazing basketball career has been well-chronicled, particularly the story of how a young kid from Indiana returned the Celtics to championship caliber virtually overnight. According to Connelly, the return of the Celtics to glory, led by multi-ethnic stars such as Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, and Denis Johnson, helped the city heal from racial strife, which had threatened to tear the town apart a few years earlier. Beginning with legend Bill Russell, who battled racism and segregation throughout his time with the team, Connelly provides a piercing parallel history of a city's social turmoil and a team's return to glory.
Boston Herald reporter Michael Connelly's intriguing history of Boston and basketball credits Larry Bird with rescuing more than the Celtics franchise. Bird's amazing basketball career has been well-chronicled, particularly the story of how a young kid from Indiana returned the Celtics to championship caliber virtually overnight. According to Connelly, the return of the Celtics to glory, led by multi-ethnic stars such as Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, and Denis Johnson, helped the city heal from racial strife, which had threatened to tear the town apart a few years earlier. Beginning with legend Bill Russell, who battled racism and segregation throughout his time with the team, Connelly provides a piercing parallel history of a city's social turmoil and a team's return to glory.
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