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The Grandfather of Black Basketball

The Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson

By: Edwin Bancroft Henderson

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The Grandfather of Black Basketball

The Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson

By: Edwin Bancroft Henderson

The first contemporary biography of the man credited with introducing basketball to African Americans on a wide-scale, organized basis. Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson was the son of working-class parents born in slavery. A driven, intelligent, and charismatic young man, Henderson attended Harvard University’s Dudley Sargent School of Physical Training. There he met the leaders in the new field of physical education and recognized athletics—and basketball, especially—as a public health initiative and a way that young Blacks could gain college scholarships and debunk the idea of racial inferiority. In The Grandfather of Black Basketball: The Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson, Edwin Bancroft Henderson II—Dr. Henderson’s grandson—provides unprecedented detail and fascinating insight into this influential figure in Black history. Henderson organized the first athletic league for Blacks, introduced basketball to Black people on a wide-scale, organized basis, and founded associations to train and organize Black officials and referees. He also wrote and co-edited the first Spalding publication that highlighted the exploits of African American participation in sports and authored The Negro in Sports. Outside of athletics, Henderson was instrumental in founding the first rural branch of the NAACP, advocated for school desegregation, and held executive board positions with multiple NAACP branches. Overlooked for decades, Henderson was finally enshrined in the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013 as a contributor. The Grandfather of Black Basketball gives long-overdue recognition to a sports pioneer, civil rights activist, author, educator, and pragmatic humanitarian who fought his entire life to improve opportunities for youth through athletics.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538163624

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9781538163627

The Grandfather of Black Basketball

The Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson

By: Edwin Bancroft Henderson

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The Life and Times of Dr. E. B. Henderson

By: Edwin Bancroft Henderson

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The Gettysburg Campaign

A Study in Command

By: Edwin B. Coddington

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The Gettysburg Campaign

A Study in Command

By: Edwin B. Coddington

The Battle of Gettysburg remains one of the most controversial military actions in America's history, and one of the most studied. Professor Coddington's is an analysis not only of the battle proper, but of the actions of both Union and Confederate armies for the six months prior to the battle and the factors affecting General Meade’s decision not to pursue the retreating Confederate forces. This book contends that Gettysburg was a crucial Union victory, primarily because of the effective leadership of Union forces—not, as has often been said, only because the North was the beneficiary of Lee's mistakes. Scrupulously documented and rich in fascinating detail, The Gettysburg Campaign stands as one of the landmark works in the history of the Civil War.

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934

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Simon and Schuster

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0684845695

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9780684845692

The Law and Practice in Civil Actions and Proceedings in Justices' Courts and on Appeals to the County Courts in the State of New York

Vol. II

By: William Wait,Edwin Baylies

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The Law and Practice in Civil Actions and Proceedings in Justices' Courts and on Appeals to the County Courts in the State of New York

Vol. II

By: William Wait,Edwin Baylies

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385485428

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9783385485426

The Science of Fairy Tales: An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology

By: Edwin Sidney Hartland

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The Science of Fairy Tales: An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology

By: Edwin Sidney Hartland

The chief object of this volume is to exhibit, in a manner acceptable to readers who are not specialists, the application of the principles and methods which guide investigations into popular traditions to a few of the most remarkable stories embodying the Fairy superstitions of the Celtic and Teutonic peoples. Some of the subjects discussed have already been dealt with by more competent inquirers. But even in these cases I have sometimes been able to supply additional illustrations of the conclusions previously arrived at, and occasionally, I hope, to carry the argument a step or two further than had been done before. I have thus tried to render the following pages not wholly valueless to students. A portion of the book incorporates the substance of some articles which I contributed to “The Archæological Review” and “Folk-Lore.” But these have been to a considerable extent re-written; and it is hoped that in the process wider and more accurate generalizations have been attained. My hearty thanks are due to the various friends whose generous assistance has been recorded in the footnotes, and especially to Professor Dr. George Stephens, the veteran antiquary of the North, and Mr. W. G. Fretton, who have not measured their pains on behalf of one whose only claim on them was a common desire to pry into the recesses of the past. I am under still deeper obligations to Mr. G. L. Gomme, F.S.A., who has so readily acceded to my request that he would read the proof-sheets, and whose suggestions have repeatedly been of the greatest value; and to Mr. Havelock Ellis for the counsel and suggestions which his experience has more than once enabled him to give as the book was passing through the press.

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480

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Library of Alexandria

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1613109059

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9781613109052

The First Hollywood Musicals

A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932

By: Edwin M. Bradley

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The First Hollywood Musicals

A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932

By: Edwin M. Bradley

As Hollywood entered the sound era, it was rightly determined that the same public fascinated by the novelty of the talkie would be dazzled by the spectacle of a song and dance film. In 1929 and 1930, film musicals became the industry's most lucrative genre--until the greedy studios almost killed the genre by glutting the market with too many films that looked and sounded like clones of each other. From the classy movies such as Sunnyside Up and Hallelujah! to failures such as The Lottery Bride and Howdy Broadway, this filmography details 171 early Hollywood musicals. Arranged by subgenre (backstagers, operettas, college films, and stage-derived musical comedies), the entries include studio, release date, cast and credits, running time, a complete song list, any recordings spawned by the film, Academy Award nominations and winners, and availability on video or laserdisc. These data are followed by a plot synopsis, including analysis of the film's place in the genre's history. Includes over 90 photographs.

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404

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McFarland

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0786420294

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9780786420292

Book's by Edwin Bancroft Henderson

The Grandfather of Black Basketball

The Grandfather of Black Basketball

The Grandfather of Black Basketball

The Grandfather of Black Basketball

The Gettysburg Campaign

The Gettysburg Campaign

The Law and Practice in Civil Actions and Proceedings in Justices' Courts and on Appeals to the County Courts in the State of New York

The Law and Practice in Civil Actions and Proceedings in Justices' Courts and on Appeals to the County Courts in the State of New York

The Science of Fairy Tales: An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology

The Science of Fairy Tales: An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology

The First Hollywood Musicals

The First Hollywood Musicals

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