Artículos relacionados a Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten...
Sinopsis
Book by Mealer Bryan
"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Reseña del editor
In a town deep in the Florida Everglades, where high school football is the only escape, a haunted quarterback, a returning hero, and a scholar struggle against terrible odds.
The loamy black “muck” that surrounds Belle Glade, Florida once built an empire for Big Sugar and provided much of the nation's vegetables, often on the backs of roving, destitute migrants. Many of these were children who honed their skills along the field rows and started one of the most legendary football programs in America. Belle Glade’s high school team, the Glades Central Raiders, has sent an extraordinary number of players to the National Football League – 27 since 1985, with five of those drafted in the first round.
The industry that gave rise to the town and its team also spawned the chronic poverty, teeming migrant ghettos, and violence that cripples futures before they can ever begin.Muck City tells the story of quarterback Mario Rowley, whose dream is to win a championship for his deceased parents and quiet the ghosts that haunt him; head coach Jessie Hester, the town’s first NFL star, who returns home to “win kids, not championships”; and Jonteria Willliams, who must build her dream of becoming a doctor in one of the poorest high schools in the nation. For boys like Mario, being a Raider is a one-shot window for escape and a college education. Without football, Jonteria and the rest must make it on brains and fortitude alone. For the coach, good intentions must battle a town’s obsession to win above all else.
Beyond the Friday night lights, this book is an engrossing portrait of a community mired in a shameful past and uncertain future, but with the fierce will to survive, win, and escape to a better life.
Biografía del autor
BRYAN MEALER is the author of Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football’s Forgotten Town and theNew York Times bestseller The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, which he wrote with William Kamkwamba, in addition to the children’s book of the same title. He’s also the author ofAll Things Must Fight to Live, which chronicled his years covering the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo forHarper’s and the Associated Press. His work has appeared in the anthology Best American Travel Writing and was chosen for an Overseas Press Club Award Citation. He and his family live in Austin, Texas.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
- EditorialCrown Archetype
- Año de publicación2012
- ISBN 10 0307888622
- ISBN 13 9780307888624
- EncuadernaciónTapa dura
- Número de páginas322
Comprar nuevo
Ver este artículo
EUR 20,05
Gastos de envío:
EUR 3,58
A Estados Unidos de America
Los mejores resultados en AbeBooks
Imagen de archivo
Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town
Publicado por
Crown Archetype, 2012
ISBN 10: 0307888622
ISBN 13: 9780307888624
Antiguo o usado
Tapa dura
Librería: Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
hardcover. Condición: Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0307888622-3-29633744
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town
Publicado por
Crown Archetype, 2012
ISBN 10: 0307888622
ISBN 13: 9780307888624
Antiguo o usado
Tapa dura
Librería: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: good. Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: ZBM.1HMBF
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town
Publicado por
Crown Archetype, 2012
ISBN 10: 0307888622
ISBN 13: 9780307888624
Antiguo o usado
Tapa dura
Librería: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: good. Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: ZBM.1FAGR
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town
Publicado por
Crown Archetype, 2012
ISBN 10: 0307888622
ISBN 13: 9780307888624
Antiguo o usado
Tapa dura
Librería: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: good. Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: ZBM.1HJ7Y
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town
Publicado por
Crown Archetype, 2012
ISBN 10: 0307888622
ISBN 13: 9780307888624
Antiguo o usado
Tapa dura
Librería: More Than Words, Waltham, MA, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: Good. . Former Library book. All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Before placing your order for please contact us for confirmation on the book's binding. Check out our other listings to add to your order for discounted shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: WAL-F-0h-002022
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Muck City : Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town
Publicado por
Crown Publishing Group, The, 2012
ISBN 10: 0307888622
ISBN 13: 9780307888624
Antiguo o usado
Tapa dura
Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 3175032-6
Cantidad disponible: 2 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town
Publicado por
Crown Archetype, 2012
ISBN 10: 0307888622
ISBN 13: 9780307888624
Antiguo o usado
Tapa dura
Librería: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
hardcover. Condición: Good. Minor wear and creasing. Nº de ref. del artículo: mon0003487552
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town
Publicado por
Crown Archetype, 2012
ISBN 10: 0307888622
ISBN 13: 9780307888624
Antiguo o usado
Tapa dura
Librería: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: Good. Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 1.3. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0307888622-2-4
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town
Publicado por
Crown Archetype, 2012
ISBN 10: 0307888622
ISBN 13: 9780307888624
Antiguo o usado
Tapa dura
Librería: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Condición: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 1.3. Nº de ref. del artículo: bk0307888622xvz189zvxgdd
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town
Publicado por
Crown Archetype, 2012
ISBN 10: 0307888622
ISBN 13: 9780307888624
Antiguo o usado
Tapa dura
Librería: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Nº de ref. del artículo: S_396502389
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles