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Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn
by Colton, Larry
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0446526835
- ISBN 13
- 9780446526838
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Warner Books, 2000. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Larger sturdy book, brown spine, marbled boards, embossed lettering very fine on spine, a map of Montana and Crow Indian Reservation inside covers and adjacent end papers, 420 pages including a glossy photo section. DJ beneath mylar, glossy cream background with a photo of young woman basketball player at top front half, a thin Indian border front and spine, praise on back. DJ has a tiny tear at top front tip, very tiny tear at spine bottom right edge. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.
Synopsis
In Native American tradition, a warrior gained honor and glory by "counting coup" -- touching his enemy in battle and living to tell the tale. This is a modern story of...COUNTING COUPIn this extraordinary work of journalism, Larry Colton journeys into the world of Montana's Crow Indians and follows the struggles of a talented, moody, charismatic young woman named Sharon LaForge, a gifted basketball player and a descendant of one of George Armstrong Custer's Indian scouts. But "Counting Coup" is far more than just a sports story or a portrait of youth. It is a sobering expose of a part of our society long since cut out of the American dream.Along the banks of the Little Big Horn, Indians and whites live in age-old conflict and young Indians grow up without role models or dreams. Here Sharon carries the hopes and frustrations of her people on her shoulders as she battles her opponents on and off the court. Colton delves into Sharon's life and shows us the realities of the reservation, the shattered families, the bitter tribal politics, and a people's struggle against a belief that all their children -- even the most intelligent and talented -- are destined for heartbreak. Against this backdrop stands Sharon, a fiery, undaunted competitor with the skill to dominate a high school game and earn a college scholarship. Yet getting to college seems beyond Sharon's vision, obscured by the daily challenge of getting through the season -- physically and ps
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- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55612
- Title
- Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn
- Author
- Colton, Larry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0446526835
- ISBN 13
- 9780446526838
- Publisher
- Warner Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Native Americans Basketball Crow Nation Native Women Women Athletes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sport; Native American; Women;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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