Five Strides on the Banked Track: The Life and Times of the Roller Derby
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (676 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00J2IK61Y |
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| Number of Pages | : | 331 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Illustrated with photographs by Walter Iooss Jr.: Iconic sportswriter and commentator Frank Deford’s first book brings to life one of America’s most thrilling—and misunderstood—sports entertainments, the Roller Derby, from its birth during the Great Depression to it second ascendancy in the late 1960sIn Five Strides on the Banked Track, distinguished sports journalist Frank Deford opens a fascinating window on this exhilarating entertainment that operates according to its own set of unique rules—both on and off the track.The Derby began as an idea on a tab
"Great work by Frank Deford" according to Wayne Plymale. I've started reading this book. Great work by Frank Deford!. Reprint Or Update Is In Order! Frank Deford did us one injustice! He never wrote another book about Roller Derby. If anyone could bring the excitment and drama of the banked track, with an understanding of it's history into a fast moving book, Frank Deford deserves an A+. A true must have for any banked track skating fan, or sports fan in general!. "Those who Roller Derby" according to Himri. I read about Roller Derby in Frank Deford's previous book 'Over Time'. If you have heard his commentary on NPR, you cant help but read the book in his tone.'The Roller derby prospers, rocking and whirring,exciting its own, nurturing its young. It was designed on a tablecloth'Deford's writing technique moves with contrasting images of high activity and a tablecloth.Like Meads study on Samoans, Hemingway's on Bull fighting, this will be the last word on Roller Derby.