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Miracle on ice : how a stunning upset united a country / by Michael Burgan.

by Burgan, Michael.

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Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint c2016.

796.9620973 B954m

Olympic Winter Games (13th : 1980 : Lake Placid, N.Y.) -- Juvenile literature.

Hockey -- Juvenile literature.

Hockey teams -- Juvenile literature.

Captured history. Sports.

9780756552947 (pbk.)

075655294X (pbk.)

Alternate title:

How a stunning upset united a country

64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Working toward an upset -- Cold War sports -- Uniting a nation -- A golden moment and beyond -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Additional resources -- Source notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.

The mighty Soviets were the favorites to win hockey gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics. But a team of U.S. college players had other ideas. The stunning upset of the Soviet hockey team by the young Americans has been called the greatest moment in international hockey. And to many people the victory was about much more than sports. Americans had gone through difficult times at home and abroad. Beating the best hockey team in the world and its major Cold War rival gave Americans a sense of pride. One iconic photo captured the impact of that 'miraculous' historic event.

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