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    Item specifics

    Condition
    Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
    Era
    2010s
    Signed
    Yes
    Narrative Type
    Nonfiction
    Features
    Illustrated, 1st Edition
    Original Language
    English
    Country/Region of Manufacture
    United States
    Edition
    Collector's Edition, First Edition, Limited Edition, Special Edition
    ISBN
    9781524731861
    EAN
    9781524731861

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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
    ISBN-10
    1524731862
    ISBN-13
    9781524731861
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    242775957

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Tigerland : 1968-1969 :A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing
    Number of Pages
    432 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Year
    2018
    Topic
    Secondary, Baseball / History, Baseball / General, General, Physical Education, Basketball, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), African American
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Genre
    Sports & Recreation, Education, Biography & Autobiography, History
    Author
    Wil Haygood
    Format
    Hardcover

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    1.3 in
    Item Weight
    27.3 Oz
    Item Length
    9.5 in
    Item Width
    6.6 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    2018-002138
    Reviews
    "Journalist Haygood tells a story of perseverance, courage, and breathtaking talent as he recounts, in vibrant detail, the achievements of the Tigers, a basketball and baseball team at Columbus, Ohio's inner-city East High School...[The] author creates moving portraits of the teenagers and their undaunted coaches and supporters...Haygood dramatically renders the heady excitement of each game, the tense moments of a close contest, and the exuberant--tear-jerking--wins. The inspiring story of East High's championship becomes even more astonishing in the context of endemic racism, which the author closely examines, and "the turmoil of a nation at war and in the midst of unrest," roiled by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy. An engrossing tale of one shining moment in dark times." -- Kirkus (starred review), "Journalist Haygood tells a story of perseverance, courage, and breathtaking talent as he recounts, in vibrant detail, the achievements of the Tigers, a basketball and baseball team at Columbus, Ohio's inner-city East High School...[The] author creates moving portraits of the teenagers and their undaunted coaches and supporters...Haygood dramatically renders the heady excitement of each game, the tense moments of a close contest, and the exuberant--tear-jerking--wins. The inspiring story of East High's championship becomes even more astonishing in the context of endemic racism, which the author closely examines, and "the turmoil of a nation at war and in the midst of unrest," roiled by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy. An engrossing tale of one shining moment in dark times." -- Kirkus (starred review) "As in all his avidly read books, Haygood sets the stories of fascinating individuals within the context of freshly reclaimed and vigorously recounted African American history as he masterfully brings a high school and its community to life. This laugh-and-cry tale of rollicking and wrenching drama set to the beat of thumping basketballs and the crack of baseball bats, fast breaks and cheerleaders' chants, is electric with tension and conviction, and incandescent with unity and hope." -- Booklist (starred review) "Mr. Haygood executes a series of historical fadeaway jump shots, taking us back for extended interludes with the likes of Rev. King, Jackie Robinson, federal Judge Bobby Duncan and other civil rights catalysts...the interludes illustrate the forward leaps, staggering setbacks and relentlessly hard work toward equality in America... And then we're off on a classic sports story, as the school's basketball and baseball players take form and the teams clamber to improbable heights. Naturally, Mr. Haygood explores the forces that shaped the young men, almost all of whom grew up in fatherless families with working mothers who struggled to feed and clothe them. Like J. Anthony Lukas' Pulitzer Prize-winning 1985 book, "Common Ground" -- also focused on school segregation -- there's complexity and ambiguity throughout." -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Haygood's look at the socially turbulent atmosphere, told from the perspective of a black man coming of age at the time, is nationally relevant...it is a good story with uplifting moments of achievements by the players in spite of hardship and cultural turmoil." -- The Columbus Dispatch "'Tigerland' is about more than sports. Sports provides a plot line and characters for a conversation about race in America. [Haygood's] research and careful descriptions of the athletes and community distinguish 'Tigerland' and give it humanity. 'Tigerland' maintains relevance today because it demands that we ask what, if anything, has been resolved." -- StarTribune
    Synopsis
    Against the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent American history, as riots and demonstrations spread across the nation, the Tigers of poor, segregated East High School in Columbus, Ohio did something no team from one school had ever done before: they won the state basketball and baseball championships in the same year. They defeated bigger, richer, whiter teams across the state and along the way brought blacks and whites together, eased a painful racial divide throughout the state, and overcame extraordinary obstacles on their road to success. In Tigerland, Wil Haygood gives us a spirited and stirring account of this improbable triumph and takes us deep into the personal lives of these local heroes. At the same time, he places the Tigers' story in the context of the racially charged sixties, bringing in such national figures as Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr., and Richard Nixon, all of whom had a connection to the teams and a direct effect on their mythical season.
    LC Classification Number
    GV885.73.C65H68 2018

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      • by shive1969
        Jan 23, 2019

        A must read if you are into people impacting lives.

        An incredible read that includes detailed information on political and social national, state and local events, plus the lives of impacted families. It does a fantastic job of describing the people and personalities of those involved in the Columbus East schools and how they impact student's and community lives, plus, obviously, the sports programs and athletes who win two state championships in the same school year. I would recommend this book to anyone!

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      • by dbigobucks
        Nov 06, 2018

        GRRRRReat!!!

        I lived some of the history with the basketball team for two years.

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      • by pace2glover
        May 12, 2020

        Great History

        As a native of Columbus I enjoyed reading about these fantastic teams and re-living the events and Columbus history.

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