The Real All Americans
the team that changed a game, a people, a nation
$56.24
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
12 August 2008
Summary
Gridiron Warriors: The Forgotten Story of the Carlisle Indians
Sally Jenkins, bestselling co-author of It’s Not About the Bike, revives a forgotten piece of history in The Real All Americans. In doing so, she has crafted a truly inspirational story about a Native American football team that is as much about football as Lance Armstrong’s book was about a bike.
If you’d guess that Yale or Harvard ruled the college gridiron in 1911 and 1912, y…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780767926249 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0767926242 |
| Author: | Sally Jenkins |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Anchor Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 12 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 301g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 133mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
“Spectacular … I could barely put it down.”—Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFLA fascinating historical account and an implicit commentary on modern sports.” —Wall Street Journal “[The Real All Americans] does a marvelous job of making a direct and intimate connection between our beloved, modern game and the unlikely team that, a century ago, helped make it what it is today.” —Newsweek
About The Author
Sally Jenkins
SALLY JENKINS is an award-winning journalist for the Washington Post and the author of eight books, three of which were New York Times bestsellers, most notably It’s Not About the Bike with Lance Armstrong. Her work has been featured in GQ and Sports Illustrated, and she has acted as a correspondent on CNBC as well as on NPR’s All Things Considered. She lives in New York City.
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