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Soldier Athletes: Doing Their Duty
Contributor(s): Stout, Glenn (Author)
ISBN: 0547417292     ISBN-13: 9780547417295
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $14.25  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Baseball & Softball
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2011002095
Lexile Measure: 1070
Series: Good Sports (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5" W x 7.4" (0.25 lbs) 112 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 146870
Reading Level: 7.1   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 3.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Stories of bravery and self-sacrifice from well known athletes who have served in the military.

-Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox outfielder, whose career was interrupted by service as a pilot during both World War II and Korea, where he saw combat and survived a crash landing.

-Rocky Bleier, Pittsburgh Steelers running back: Drafted in 1968, nearly lost a foot on a land mine during Vietnam War.

-Carlos May, Chicago White Sox outfielder, an emerging star whose fought to remain in the major leagues after a training accident during National Guard service caused him to lose his thumb.

-Pat Tillman, Arizona Cardinals defensive back who turned down a multi-million dollar contract to join the military after 9/11and was later killed in Afghanistan.


Contributor Bio(s): Stout, Glenn: -

GLENN STOUT is a freelance writer, author, and editorial consultant and has served as series editor of The Best American Sports Writing since its inception. He is the author of Young Woman and the Sea and Fenway 1912, and has collaborated with Richard Johnson on Red Sox Century, Yankees Century, The Cubs and The Dodgers. Stout has lived in and around Boston for 20 years, and currently lives in Vermont.