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PublisherScarecrow Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100810885549

ISBN-139780810885547

eBay Product ID (ePID)117345653

Product Key Features

Book TitleBullets, the Wizards, and Washington, DC, Basketball

Number of Pages388 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Basketball, History

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation, History

AuthorBrett L. Abrams, Raphael Mazzone

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight26.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-024449

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal796.323/6409

Table Of ContentIntroduction: An Understudied Subject 1. George Preston Marshall and the Palace Five 2. Red Auerbach and the Washington Capitols 3. Abe Saperstein, Harry Lynn, and the Washington Tapers 4. Earl Foreman, Arnold Heft, Abe Pollin, and the Baltimore Bullets 5. Earl Foreman and the Fourth Washington Capitols 6. Abe Pollin and the Baltimore Bullets 7. Abe Pollin and the Capital-Washington Bullets 8. Abe Pollin and the Washington Bullets 9. Abe Pollin, the Fab Five, and the Washington Bullets-Wizards 10. Abe Pollin, Ted Leonsis, Michael Jordan, and the Washington Wizards Conclusion: The Teams, the Fans, and the Current State of Basketball in DC Bibliography Index

SynopsisThe nation's capital has been home to a rich basketball tradition that began more than 80 years ago with a start-up league in the 1920s and continues today with the Washington Wizards. Under Hall of Fame coach and general manager Red Auerbach, the Washington Capitols reached the finals of the Basketball Association of America in just their third year of existence, and such renowned players as Wes Unseld, Chris Webber, and Michael Jordan have all played for a Washington, DC, area team. In The Bullets, the Wizards, and Washington, DC, Basketball, Brett L. Abrams and Raphael Mazzone chronicle the area's history of professional basketball, from the sport's origins as a regional game up through the present day as a multi-billion dollar business. This book captures the highs and lows of the Bullets, the Wizards, and all the other basketball teams in Washington's history. The authors meticulously researched newspaper and magazine articles, as well as archival material from the Basketball Hall of Fame, to give a complete and comprehensive history of the DC teams. Their findings illuminate the owners, players, and rivalries, and also provide insight into the events, trades, and most significant games that occurred throughout the history of professional basketball in the DC area. A fascinating look at the history of professional basketball in our nation's capital, The Bullets, the Wizards, and Washington, DC, Basketball will appeal to all fans of the sport., This book chronicles the Washington, DC area's history of professional basketball, from the sport's origins up through the present day. It captures the high and low times of the Bullets, the Wizards, and all the other basketball teams in Washington's history. The authors meticulously researched newspaper and magazine articles, as well as archival material from the Basketball Hall of Fame, to give a complete and comprehensive history of the DC teams. Their findings illuminate the owners, players, and rivalries, while also providing insight into the events, trades, and most significant games that occurred throughout the history of professional basketball in the DC area., The nation's capital has been home to a rich basketball tradition that began more than 80 years ago with a start-up league in the 1920s and continues today with the Washington Wizards. Under Hall of Fame coach and general manager Red Auerbach, the Washington Capitols reached the finals of the Basketball Association of America in just their third year of existence, and such renowned players as Wes Unseld, Chris Webber, and Michael Jordan have all played for a Washington, DC, area team.In The Bullets, the Wizards, and Washington, DC, Basketball, Brett L. Abrams and Raphael Mazzone chronicle the area's history of professional basketball, from the sport's origins as a regional game up through the present day as a multi-billion dollar business. This book captures the highs and lows of the Bullets, the Wizards, and all the other basketball teams in Washington's history. The authors meticulously researched newspaper and magazine articles, as well as archival material from the Basketball Hall of Fame, to give a complete and comprehensive history of the DC teams. Their findings illuminate the owners, players, and rivalries, and also provide insight into the events, trades, and most significant games that occurred throughout the history of professional basketball in the DC area.A fascinating look at the history of professional basketball in our nation's capital, The Bullets, the Wizards, and Washington, DC, Basketball will appeal to all fans of the sport.

LC Classification NumberGV885.73.W18A37 2013