| Fall River Dreams: A Team's Quest for Glory, a Town's Search for It's Soul Contributor(s): Reynolds, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312134916 ISBN-13: 9780312134914 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1995 Annotation: In this lyrical, deeply-felt, unforgettable book, the author of Lost Summer, Big Hoops, and, with Rick Pitino, Born to Coach spends a season with the kids, coaches, families, teachers, and fans of the Durfee High School basketball team in Fall River, Massasschusetts--a journey through the past and present of an American town in pursuit of its lost youth and spirit. Photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Basketball - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) |
| Dewey: 706.323 |
| LCCN: 95034017 |
| Lexile Measure: 1100 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.05 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this deeply felt, unforgettable book, Bill Reynolds journeys with a high school basketball team through the past and present of an American town. Fall River, Massachusetts, is a once-prosperous industrial center haunted by its history, the Durfee High School basketball team begins its annual drive for a state championship: a quest that inspires and sometimes consumes kids, coaches, families, teachers, and all of Fall River. Fall River Dreams is the story of one season's quest-a classic book about sports, youth, time, hope, and memory in America today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Reynolds, Bill: - Bill Reynolds is a sports columnist for The Providence Journal and the author of several books, including Fall River Dreams and (with Rick Pitino) the #1 New York Times bestseller Success Is a Choice. He lives in Rhode Island. |