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Author Swade, Josh.

Title The Holy Grail of Hoops : One Fan's Quest to Buy the Original Rules of Basketball.

Publication Info. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, Incorporated, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (229 pages)
Contents Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Author's Note; Introduction: The Journey; Chapter One Tradition; Chapter Two The Other Religion; Chapter Three Mecca; Chapter Four Not in Kansas Anymore; Chapter Five Genesis; Chapter Six The Son; Chapter Seven The Disciples; Chapter Eight The Destruction; Chapter Nine The Messiah; Chapter Ten The Resurrection; Chapter Eleven The Miracle; Chapter Twelve There's No Place Like Home; Epilogue; Afterword by Bill Self; Acknowledgments; Sources.
Summary When Josh Swade found out that the original 13 rules of basketball, penned by Dr. James Naismith-the father of modern basketball-were up for auction, he knew that it was his duty as a lifelong Jayhawks fan to make sure that they ended up where they belonged. Penned in 1891, Naismith's original rules were auctioned off by Sotheby's in New York City on December 10, 2010. Upon hearing the news that Naismith's grandson, Ian Naismith, had offered the rules for auction, Swade could not accept the notion that this sacred document could reside with just some stranger or in a random ho.
Note Print version record.
Subject Naismith, James, 1861-1939. Basketball.
Basketball -- United States -- Rules.
Basketball -- United States -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Basketball.
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Swade, Josh. Holy Grail of Hoops : One Fan's Quest to Buy the Original Rules of Basketball. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., ©2013 9781613213834
ISBN 9781613214657 (electronic bk.)
1613214650 (electronic bk.)
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