Dust Bowl Girls: A Team's Journey to Basketball Greatness

By: Lydia Reeder (Author)

Nonfiction Dust Bowl Girls: A Teams Quest for Basketball Glory by Lydia Reeder is a must-read for any fan of women's sports. This popular and narrative nonfiction book from Thorndike Press Large Print is of the highest quality, with easy-to-read and understand text. Follow the incredible story of a team of young women who, during the Great Depression, fought for basketball glory against all odds. Discover the inspiring true tale of their courage and determination in this remarkable book.
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Details of Dust Bowl Girls: A Team's Journey to Basketball Greatness

  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-1410496720
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 9781410496720, 1410496724
  • Customer Reviews: 4.3/5 stars of 691 ratings
  • Release date ‏ ‎: February 22, 2017
  • U.S. State & Local History: U.S. State & Local History
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • Best Sellers Rank: #3,905 in Sports History #23,664 in Higher & Continuing Education#48,981 in U.S. State & Local History
  • Higher & Continuing Education: Higher & Continuing Education
  • Publication date ‏ ‎: February 22, 2017
  • Sports History (Books): Sports History
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: Thorndike Press Large Print; Large Print edition
  • ASIN ‏ ‎: 1410496724
  • Product Dimensions ‏ ‎: 6.25 x 1 x 9 inches; 1.28 Pounds

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Elizabeth A. Smith: Perfect transaction

United States on Oct 04, 2023

ZuskasMama: Takes you right into the lives of Coach Babb and his players along with providing details about how parts of society viewed women in sports. Some of the details made it a bit of a slow read at times, but overall highly recommended for anyone who enjoys women’s basketball.

United States on Jul 10, 2023

Angela V: This book opened up a works I didn’t know existed. These girls were the same age as my grandmother. She, too, worked on a farm her whole life and never had an opportunity like the one these girls did.

Treat yourself to history and learn about a whole other side of America.

United States on Jun 25, 2023

LeeLee8081: Under coach Sam Babb's leadership, an unlikely basketball team from a tiny Oklahoma girls' junior college overcomes not just extremely limited resources, but entrenched discrimination against women athletes. The book went into significant detail describing prevailing societal attitudes in those days that discouraged and even forbade girls and women from participating in competitive athletics. It was an eye-opening reminder of the repressive, condescending, paternalistic treatment women faced back in the Depression era (and for many, many years before and after). We have certainly come a long way since then. I enjoyed the descriptions of the young women on the team, their discipline in both study and athletic practice, their commitment to each other and their team, and their respect for their coach. I was so impressed with Sam Babb, the indomitable, innovative, charismatic coach who identified and recruited girls with the skills and character to work hard and succeed. He brought out the best in each girl and they played their hearts out for him. Their remarkable accomplishments were the core of this inspirational book. I found the writing style uninspired and the extensive...

United States on Oct 08, 2020

BLThomas: Dust Bowl Girls by Lydia Reeder is not a "Hoosiers" type story; it is much more. I grew up in a place and time where women's sports didn't exist, and felt such an injustice was being done to the girls in my high school. Many were good athletes with their only outlet being physical education classes. Maybe that's why we had so many great female horseback riders.

This story explores the inner players and coach - how living a disciplined life, developing plans to succeed, and living with a clean sense of morals and ethics lead to success and happiness. The real catalyst in all of this is coach Babb, who, I believe, could make any group of motivated women successful, whether their passions are basketball, any other sport, engineers, soldiers, or any endeavor conducive to team goals.

Each character in this true story is has a compelling life of dreams and motivations. Another good book in the book is making Babe Didricksen a kind of bogeyman to add tension to the story. Ms. Reeder documents her research, which is nearly as interesting as the story. I will be recommending this book to my grandchildren as there are great lessons of life to learn.

As an aside: I was...

United States on Jul 24, 2020

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ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-1410496720 978-1999765859 979-8592461392
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 9781410496720, 1410496724 1999765850
Customer Reviews 4.3/5 stars of 691 ratings 4.6/5 stars of 1,834 ratings 4.9/5 stars of 92 ratings
Release date ‏ ‎ February 22, 2017 July 29, 2020 April 22, 2021
U.S. State & Local History U.S. State & Local History
Language ‏ ‎ English English English
Best Sellers Rank #3,905 in Sports History #23,664 in Higher & Continuing Education#48,981 in U.S. State & Local History #327 in Cycling Travel Guides#346 in General South America Travel Guides#4,762 in Traveler & Explorer Biographies #10 in College & University Basketball #46 in Basketball Coaching #183 in Sports Psychology
Higher & Continuing Education Higher & Continuing Education
Publication date ‏ ‎ February 22, 2017 July 29, 2020 April 22, 2021
Sports History (Books) Sports History
Publisher ‏ ‎ Thorndike Press Large Print; Large Print edition Anna McNuff Independently published
ASIN ‏ ‎ 1410496724 B093CDMPX2
Product Dimensions ‏ ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9 inches; 1.28 Pounds 5 x 1.11 x 8 inches; 1.06 Pounds 7 x 0.39 x 10 inches; 12.31 Ounces
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