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02891aam a22004334i 4500 001 F4035BCAF2B011E79A81643B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180106010252 008 150921s2016 nbua b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2015033878 020 $a 0803245289 020 $a 9780803245280 035 $a (OCoLC)921995028 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BDX $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d KSU $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us 050 00 $a GV885.7 $b .S77 2016 082 00 $a 796.323097309044 $2 23 100 1 $a Stark, Douglas $q (Douglas Andrew), $d 1972- $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2010074463 245 10 $a Wartime basketball : $b the emergence of a national sport during World War II / $c Douglas Stark. 246 30 $a Emergence of a national sport during World War II 264 1 $a Lincoln : $b University of Nebraska Press, $c [2016] 300 $a xviii, 359 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "Wartime Basketball tells the story of basketballâs survival and development during World War II and how those years profoundly affected the gameâs growth after the war. Prior to World War II, basketballâprofessional and collegiateâwas largely a regional game, with different styles played throughout the country. Among its many impacts on home-front life, the war forced pro and amateur leagues to contract and combine rosters to stay competitive. At the same time, the U.S. military created base teams made up of top players who found themselves in uniform. The war created the opportunity for players from different parts of the country to play with and against each other. As a result, a more consistent form of basketball began to take shape"--Publisher's website. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-353) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: A new game -- America goes to war, 1941-1942 -- The color line falls, 1942-1943 -- Wartime basketball, 1943-1944 -- The big man cometh, 1944-1945 -- Looking toward the future, 1945-1946 -- Epilogue: Basketball arrives. 611 27 $a World War (1939-1945) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01180924 650 0 $a Basketball $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Basketball and war $z United States. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $z United States. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010118158 650 7 $a Basketball. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00828203 650 7 $a Basketball and war. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01930707 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900 - 1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411628 $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411628 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211020820.0 952 $l CDPC522 $d 20191119022021.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F4035BCAF2B011E79A81643B97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search