(Download PDF/Epub)->That's My Team!: The History, Science, and Fun Behind Sports Teams' Names Writen By Paul Volponi

That's My Team!: The History, Science, and Fun Behind Sports Teams' Names

By : Paul Volponi

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Book Synopsis :

How did author Edgar Allen Poe influence the naming of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens? What major historical events inspired the naming of the Philadelphia 76ers, San Francisco 49ers, and Oklahoma Sooners? And what caused the NBA's Washington Bullets to change their name to the Wizards? In That's My Team! The History, Science, and Fun behind Sports Teams' Names, Paul Volponi shares the answers to these questions and more. Leading readers on a fast-paced journey through different parts of the United States and the world, Volponi reveals fascinating pieces of information on pop culture, history, science, literature, and a slew of other subjects through the lens of sports. While examining how teams from a variety of sports received their names, he also includes segments on Native Americans, minorities overcoming prejudice, and the growth of women's sports. That's My Team! features fifteen challenges that test the knowledge readers have gained through the chapters, while three "timeouts"

Book Detail :

Author : Paul Volponi

Pages : 145 pages

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Language : eng

ISBN-10 : 1538126737

ISBN-13 : 9781538126738

 

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