{"product_id":"full-court-quest-the-girls-from-fort-shaw-indian-school-basketball-champions-of-the-world-paperback-softback-9780806144696","title":"Full-Court Quest; The Girls from Fort Shaw Indian School, Basketball Champions of the World (Paperback \/ softback) 9780806144696","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFull-Court Quest\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Girls from Fort Shaw Indian School, Basketball Champions of the World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLinda Peavy (Author), Ursula Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780806144696\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 April 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages, 42 black \u0026amp; white illustrations, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3.3 cm, 0.844 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA compelling narrative. . . . Highly recommended.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Bravo to Peavy and Smith for an excellent account of these Native heroes who deserve to be honored.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eIndian Country Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"A monumental achievement that deserves a wide readership among women, sport, and Indian historians.\"\" - David W. Adams, \u003ci\u003eWestern Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMost fans of women's basketball would be startled to learn that girls' teams were making their mark more than a century ago - and that none was more prominent than a team from an isolated Indian boarding school in Montana. Playing like \"\"lambent flames\"\" across the polished floors of dance halls, armories, and gymnasiums, the girls from Fort Shaw stormed the state to emerge as Montana's first basketball champions. Taking their game to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, these young women introduced an international audience to the fledgling game and returned home with a trophy declaring them champions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorld champions. And yet their triumphs were forgotten - until Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith chanced upon a team photo and embarked on a ten-year journey of discovery. Their in-depth research and extensive collaboration with the teammates' descendents and tribal kin have resulted in a narrative as entertaining as it is authentic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFull-Court Quest\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rare glimpse into American Indian life and into the world of women's basketball before \"\"girls' rules\"\" temporarily shackled the sport. For anyone captivated by \u003ci\u003eSea Biscuit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA League of Their Own\u003c\/i\u003e, and other accounts of unlikely champions, this book rates as nothing but net.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523182620952,"sku":"9780806144696","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/full-court-quest-the-girls-from-fort-shaw-indian-school-basketball-champions-of-the-world-paperback-softback-9780806144696","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}