| Contents |
One man stood alone -- A sinister fac̦ade -- Inventing a game -- Do good and be pure -- Man on a mission -- The boycott question -- Meddling in the Olympics -- Mirror, mirror -- Hollywood stars -- Unrefined -- Big time -- Choices -- On their own -- You can't beat fun -- Welcome to Germany -- The anvil and the hammer -- The grandest show -- Village people -- Witnesses to history -- Neutral zone -- 110,000 bored Germans -- Tournament time -- Strangest game ever -- Center of the universe -- Full circle -- Afterword: Putting the pieces together -- All-time Olympic basketball results. 1936 Team USA roster ; 1936 Berlin Olympics: day-by-day. |
| Abstract |
"The true story of the birth of Olympic basketball at the 1936 Summer Games in Hitler's Germany"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Interest age level |
Ages 12 up. |
| Interest grade level |
Grades 7-9. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| LCCN | 2019034029 |
| ISBN | 9780525514633 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0525514635 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
