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Author Coy, John, 1958-

Title Hoop genius : how a desperate teacher and a rowdy gym class invented basketball / John Coy ; illustrations by Joe Morse.

Imprint Minneapolis, Minn. : Carolrhoda Books, c2013.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl Juvenile Non-Fiction  J 796.323 Coy    ---  Available
Description 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Summary Reveals how James Naismith came to invent basketball at a Springfield, Massachusetts, high school in 1891 while teaching a rowdy gym class.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Source NBK 4/13 PPLY
Subject Basketball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Naismith, James, 1861-1939 -- Juvenile literature.
Basketball -- History.
Naismith, James, 1861-1939.
Added Author Morse, Joe, 1960- ill.
ISBN 9780761366171 (lib. bdg.)
0761366172 (lib. bdg.)

 
    
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