Full-court quest : the girls from Fort Shaw Indian School, basketball champions of the world
Presents an account of the women's basketball team that won the world championship at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, covering the players' lifes on reservations and farms and at boarding school, where, separated from their Native American cultures, they worked together to achieve victory.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780806139739
- ISBN: 0806139730
- Physical Description: xiv, 479 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2008.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-460) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- St. Louis Worlds Fair, Saturday, October 8, 1904 -- A Confluence of Cultures -- End of an Era -- Birth of a Game -- Phoenix Rising, 1892 -- Routine and Ritual, 1892 -- Recruitment, Runaways, and Reinforcements, 1893 -- Foreshadowings, 1893 -- Future Prospects, 1893-1894 -- Basket Ball for Women, 1894 -- Elusive Dreams, 1895-1896 -- A Wise Investment, 1896-1897 -- Widening the Circle, 1897 -- Transitions, 1897-1899 -- More to Be Learned, 1899-1900 -- Gateway to a World's Fair, 1900 -- School Spirit, 1900-1901 -- New Connections and Old, 1901 -- Staking Out the Fair, St. Louis, 1901 -- The Team Takes Shape, 1901-1902 -- Basket Ball Is the Thing, Fall 1902 -- Testing Their Mettle, Thanksgiving 1902 -- Samuel McCowan's Indian Exhibit, December 1902 -- Like Lambent Flames ... across the Polished Floor, Winter 1903 -- Like a Wall of Fire Through a Cane Break, Winter 1903 -- Looking to the Future, Fall 1903 -- A Great Thing for Girls Sport, Fall 1903 -- Getting Ready, Winter 1903-1904 -- Showcase Season, February-April 1904 -- Open, Ye Gates! Swing Wide, Ye Portals! April 30, 1904 -- Everybody is Going, May 1904 -- Something to Remember, June 1, 1904 -- The Adventure Begins, June 1904 -- A Veritable Fairyland, St. Louis -- Eleven Aboriginal Maidens -- The Observers and the Observed -- A Sliver Trophy -- Champions of the Worlds Fair -- Forget Me Not, 1904-1910 -- Epilogue -- The Years Thereafter.
- Awards Note:
- Oklahoma Book Award, 2009.Montana Book Award, 2008.Spur Award, 2009.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | GV 886 .P43 2008 | 272774 | Stacks | Available | - |
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- Version of Resource: http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0904/2008015313.html
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