{"product_id":"chasing-indianas-game-the-hoosier-hardwood-project-hardback-9780253048158","title":"Chasing Indiana's Game; The Hoosier Hardwood Project (Hardback) 9780253048158","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChasing Indiana's Game\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Hoosier Hardwood Project\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChris Smith (Author), Chris May (Foreword by), Michael Keating (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253048158\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e206 pages, 149 color illus., 17 b\u0026amp;w illus. - 149 Halftones, color - 17 Illustrations, black and white\u003cbr\u003e26.7 x 25.4 x 2.3 cm, 1.27 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoosiers have always loved basketball! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before Larry Bird carried Indiana State University to the 1979 NCAA National Championship or Bobby Knight walked the sidelines at Indiana University, basketball fostered community identity across the Hoosier state. From Indiana's tiniest towns to its biggest cities, high school basketball is a source of pride, unifying communities with different races, religions, and social and economic status.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst drawn simply to documenting the architecture of Indiana's high school buildings and basketball courts, Chris Smith and Michael Keating quickly discovered that the real story was about more than just brick and mortar, maple and shellac. Told repeatedly by locals how important these places were to their communities, they began to embrace the \"game on Saturday, church on Sunday\" mantra that is found in many towns through Indiana, watching countless hours of basketball and becoming a part of the Hoosier tradition themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith over 150 color photographs and unforgettable stories from high school basketball and beyond, \u003ci\u003eChasing Indiana's Game: The Hoosier Hardwood Project\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to the Hoosier state and all who love basketball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Smith Photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael E. Keating Photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520406057240,"sku":"9780253048158","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/chasing-indianas-game-the-hoosier-hardwood-project-hardback-9780253048158","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}