Author: Burt L. StandishPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Dick Merriwell's Winners, Or, Landing on Top in Mad River League
Author: Burt L. StandishFrank Merriwell's Winners, Or, Landing on Top in Mad River League
Author: Burt L. StandishPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Attempted murder
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Dick Merriwell on Deck, Or, Getting Into Mad River League
Author: Burt L. StandishFrank Merriwell on Deck, Or, Getting Into Mad River League
Author: Burt L. StandishUltimate Glory
Author: David GessnerPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735210578
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A story of obsession, glory, and the wild early days of Ultimate Frisbee. David Gessner devoted his twenties to a cultish sport called Ultimate Frisbee. Like his teammates and rivals, he trained for countless hours, sacrificing his body and potential career for a chance at fleeting glory without fortune or fame. His only goal: to win Nationals and go down in Ultimate history as one of the greatest athletes no one has ever heard of. With humor and raw honesty, Gessner explores what it means to devote one’s life to something that many consider ridiculous. Today, Ultimate is played by millions, but in the 1980s, it was an obscure sport with a (mostly) undeserved stoner reputation. Its early heroes were as scrappy as the sport they loved, driven by fierce competition, intense rivalries, epic parties, and the noble ideals of the Spirit of the Game. Ultimate Glory is a portrait of the artist as a young ruffian. Gessner shares the field and his seemingly insane obsession with a cast of closely knit, larger-than-life characters. As his sport grows up, so does he, and eventually he gives up chasing flying discs to pursue a career as a writer. But he never forgets his love for this misunderstood sport and the rare sense of purpose he attained as a member of its priesthood.
Frank Merriwell at Yale
Author: Burt L. StandishPublisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434462218
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Frank Merriwell was the fictional creation of Gilbert Patten, who wrote under the pseudonym Burt L. Standish. The model for all later American juvenile sports fiction, Merriwell excelled at football, baseball, crew, and track at Yale while solving mysteries and righting wrongs. He played with great strength and received traumatic blows without injury. A biographical entry on Patten noted that Frank Merriwell "had little in common with his creator or his readers." Patten offered some background on his character: "The name was symbolic of the chief characteristics I desired my hero to have. Frank for frankness, merry for a happy disposition, well for health and abounding vitality." Merriwell's classmates observed, "He never drinks. That's how he keeps himself in such fine condition all the time. He will not smoke, either, and he takes his exercise regularly. He is really a remarkable freshie." Merriwell originally appeared in a series of magazine stories starting April 18, 1896 ("Frank Merriwell: or, First Days at Fardale") in Tip Top Weekly, continuing through 1912, and later in dime novels and comic books. Patten would confine himself to a hotel room for a week to write an entire story.
Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers
Author: Lee ServerPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438109121
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Provides an introduction to American pulp fiction during the twentieth century with brief author biographies and lists of their works.
Frank Merriwell's Chums
Author: Burt L. StandishPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The Big Broadcast 1920-1950
Author: Frank BuxtonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780380010585
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Bowled Over
Author: OriardPublisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458782352
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
In this compellingly argued and deeply personal book, respected sports historian Michael Oriard--who was himself a former second-team All-American at Notre Dame--explores a wide range of trends that have changed the face of big-time college football and transformed the role of the student-athlete. Oriard considers such issues as the politicizati...