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Reeder, Lydia.
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Babb, Sam, 1891-1937.
Harris, Doll, 1913-2001.
Oklahoma Presbyterian College -- Basketball -- History.
Basketball coaches -- Oklahoma -- Biography.
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Women basketball players -- Oklahoma -- Biography.
Women athletes -- Oklahoma -- Biography.
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Reeder, Lydia.
Babb, Sam, 1891-1937.
Harris, Doll, 1913-2001.
Oklahoma Presbyterian College -- Basketball -- History.
Basketball coaches -- Oklahoma -- Biography.
Basketball for women -- Oklahoma -- History.
Women basketball players -- Oklahoma -- Biography.
Women athletes -- Oklahoma -- Biography.
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Dust bowl girls : the inspiring story of the team that barnstormed its way to basketball glory / Lydia Reeder.
by
Reeder, Lydia.
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2017.
Call #:
796.32363 R327d
Subjects
Babb
,
Sam
,
1891-1937
.
Harris, Doll, 1913-2001.
Oklahoma Presbyterian College -- Basketball -- History.
Basketball coaches -- Oklahoma -- Biography.
Basketball for women -- Oklahoma -- History.
Women basketball players -- Oklahoma -- Biography.
Women athletes -- Oklahoma -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781616204662 (hc.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
286 pages : illustrations
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.
Summary:
"At the height of the Great Depression,
Sam
Babb
, the charismatic basketball coach of tiny Oklahoma Presbyterian College, began dreaming. Like so many others, he wanted a reason to have hope. Traveling from farm to farm, he recruited talented, hardworking young women and offered them a chance at a better life: a free college education if they would come play for his basketball team, the Cardinals. Despite their fears of leaving home and the sacrifices faced by their families, the women followed
Babb
and his dream. He shaped the Cardinals into a formidable team, and something extraordinary began to happen: with passion for the game and heartfelt loyalty to one another and their coach, they won every game. Combining exhilarating sports writing and exceptional storytelling, Dust Bowl Girls conveys the intensity of an improbable journey to an epic showdown with the prevailing national champions, helmed by the legendary Babe Didrikson. And it captures a moment in American sports history when a visionary coach helped his young athletes achieve more than a winning season"--Provided by publisher.
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