| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 322 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
The loamy black "muck" that surrounds Belle Glade, Florida once built an empire for Big Sugar and provided much of the nation's vegetables, often on the backs of roving, destitute migrants working the soil. Many of these workers were children who honed their skills along the field rows and started one of the most legendary football programs in America. Belle Glade's highschool team, the Glades Central Raiders, has sent an extraordinary number of players to the National Football League--thirty since 1985, with five of those drafted in the first round. Muck City is a portrait of a community mired in a shameful past and uncertain future, with the fierce will to survive, win, and escape to a better life. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.8 18.0 156774. |
| Subject |
Football -- Florida -- Belle Glade -- History.
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Football players -- Florida -- Belle Glade -- History.
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High school athletes -- Florida -- Belle Glade -- History.
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Belle Glade (Fla.) -- History.
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Belle Glade (Fla.) -- Social conditions.
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Belle Glade (Fla.) -- Economic conditions.
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| ISBN |
9780307888624: $25.00 |
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0307888622 |
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