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Grand Central The Untold Story
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Author : Rev. Benny Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2009-09-08
Grand Central The Untold Story written by Rev. Benny Johnson and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
About the Book Grand Central: The Untold Story is a non- fiction story written by Floyd Smith, a security officer at Little Rock Central High School. As teenagers Floyd, his cousin Jackie Fells and a neighborhood friend, Bennie Johnson would physically train together to become fit to prepare for high school football. After graduating from Central High and Bennie from cross-town rival Hall High, the three friends continued to workout together to stay in peak physical condition. In 1987, then Central High principal Everett Hawks hired these three men because he felt he needed a new breed of security personnel to ensure a comfortable learning environment on campus. Being physically fit ex-athletes and growing up in the area near Central High, these young men were eager to meet the challenge of preserving a wholesome atmosphere for learning. This task was a daily burden because Little Rock was being plagued by a growing drug and street gang problem that was overflowing on to the local school campuses. These men wanted to insure the students of the Little Rock School District a safe environment to learn. The officers all grew up in the era when the district mandated busing to impose full scale integration. When they graduated from high school race relations in the Little Rock District had improved dramatically and the future appeared bright. But the 1980s turned the table and the district was fighting what society had brought to the table: gangs, drugs and the problems of educating students in this type of environment. To see how these security officer attempted to deter these problems away from the school read Grand Central: The Untold Story. About the Author Floyd Smith and Rev. Benny Johnson were educated in the Little Rock School District. They both experienced the the ups and downs of court ordered integration in the 1960's & 70's. They became security personnel for one of the nations most popular high school; Little Rock Central during the gang and drug infested era of the 1980's & 90's. Smith is still currently security at Central High while Johnson leads the "Stop the Violence" program in Little Rock.
Grand Central
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Author : Floyd Smith
language : en
Publisher: Trafford on Demand Pub
Release Date : 2009-09-08
Grand Central written by Floyd Smith and has been published by Trafford on Demand Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-08 with Fiction categories.
The story of Little Rock Central High during the 1980s and 1990s, as seen through the eyes of campus security supervisors.
Grand Central
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Author : Sam Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date : 2013-01-22
Grand Central written by Sam Roberts and has been published by Grand Central Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-22 with Transportation categories.
A rich, illustrated - and entertaining -- history of the iconic Grand Central Terminal, from one of New York City's favorite writers, just in time to celebrate the train station's 100th fabulous anniversary. In the winter of 1913, Grand Central Station was officially opened and immediately became one of the most beautiful and recognizable Manhattan landmarks. In this celebration of the one hundred year old terminal, Sam Roberts of The New York Times looks back at Grand Central's conception, amazing history, and the far-reaching cultural effects of the station that continues to amaze tourists and shuttle busy commuters. Along the way, Roberts will explore how the Manhattan transit hub truly foreshadowed the evolution of suburban expansion in the country, and fostered the nation's westward expansion and growth via the railroad. Featuring quirky anecdotes and behind-the-scenes information, this book will allow readers to peek into the secret and unseen areas of Grand Central -- from the tunnels, to the command center, to the hidden passageways. With stories about everything from the famous movies that have used Grand Central as a location to the celestial ceiling in the main lobby (including its stunning mistake) to the homeless denizens who reside in the building's catacombs, this is a fascinating and, exciting look at a true American institution.
The Black Athlete As Hero
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Author : Joseph Dorinson
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2022-11-09
The Black Athlete As Hero written by Joseph Dorinson and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-09 with Social Science categories.
Part history, part biography, this study examines the Black athlete's search to unify what W.E.B. DuBois called the "two unreconciled strivings" of African Americans--the struggle to survive in black society while adapting to white society. Black athletes have served as vanguards of change, challenging the dominant culture, crossing social boundaries and raising political awareness. Champions like Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Roberto Clemente, Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Serena Williams, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James make a difference, even as many in the Black community question the idea of athletes as role models. The author argues the importance of sports heroes in a panic-plagued era beset with class division and racial privilege.
A History Of New York In 27 Buildings
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Author : Sam Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2019-10-22
A History Of New York In 27 Buildings written by Sam Roberts and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-22 with History categories.
From the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it. As New York is poised to celebrate its four hundredth anniversary, New York Times correspondent Sam Roberts tells the story of the city through bricks, glass, wood, and mortar, revealing why and how it evolved into the nation's biggest and most influential. From the seven hundred thousand or so buildings in New York, Roberts selects twenty-seven that, in the past four centuries, have been the most emblematic of the city's economic, social, and political evolution. He describes not only the buildings and how they came to be, but also their enduring impact on the city and its people and how the consequences of the construction often reverberated around the world. A few structures, such as the Empire State Building, are architectural icons, but Roberts goes beyond the familiar with intriguing stories of the personalities and exploits behind the unrivaled skyscraper's construction. Some stretch the definition of buildings, to include the city's oldest bridge and the landmark Coney Island Boardwalk. Others offer surprises: where the United Nations General Assembly first met; a hidden hub of global internet traffic; a nondescript factory that produced billions of dollars of currency in the poorest neighborhood in the country; and the buildings that triggered the Depression and launched the New Deal. With his deep knowledge of the city and penchant for fascinating facts, Roberts brings to light the brilliant architecture, remarkable history, and bright future of the greatest city in the world.
The Boston Mob Guide
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Author : Beverly Ford
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2013-03-12
The Boston Mob Guide written by Beverly Ford and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-12 with True Crime categories.
Explore the backrooms and seedy hangouts throughout the real story of Boston’s gangster past in this true crime history guide. The capture of notorious mobster James “Whitey” Bulger closed an infamous chapter in Boston history, yet the city’s criminal underworld has a long and bloody rap sheet that stretches back to the beginning of the twentieth century. Journalists Ford and Schorow reveal the underbelly of Boston through profiles of ruthless gangsters like Charles “King” Solomon, the Angiulo brothers, Joseph “The Animal” Barboza, Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi and many more who carried out deadly hits and lucrative heists.
A Companion To American Sport History
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Author : Steven A. Riess
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2014-03-26
A Companion To American Sport History written by Steven A. Riess and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-26 with History categories.
A Companion to American Sport History presents acollection of original essays that represent the firstcomprehensive analysis of scholarship relating to the growing fieldof American sport history. Presents the first complete analysis of the scholarshiprelating to the academic history of American sport Features contributions from many of the finest scholars workingin the field of American sport history Includes coverage of the chronology of sports from colonialtimes to the present day, including major sports such as baseball,football, basketball, boxing, golf, motor racing, tennis, and trackand field Addresses the relationship of sports to urbanization,technology, gender, race, social class, and genres such as sportsbiography Awarded 2015 Best Anthology from the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH)
The Game
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Author : Jon Pessah
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-05-05
The Game written by Jon Pessah and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-05 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The incredible inside story of power, money, and baseball's last twenty years. In the fall of 1992, America's National Pastime is in crisis and already on the path to the unthinkable: cancelling a World Series for the first time in history. The owners are at war with each other, their decades-long battle with the players has turned America against both sides, and the players' growing addiction to steroids will threaten the game's very foundation. It is a tipping point for baseball, a crucial moment in the game's history that catalyzes a struggle for power by three strong-willed men: Commissioner Bud Selig, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, and union leader Don Fehr. It's their uneasy alliance at the end of decades of struggle that pulls the game back from the brink and turns it into a money-making powerhouse that enriches them all. This is the real story of baseball, played out against a tableau of stunning athletic feats, high-stakes public battles, and backroom political deals -- with a supporting cast that includes Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire, Joe Torre and Derek Jeter, George Bush and George Mitchell, and many more. Drawing from hundreds of extensive, exclusive interviews throughout baseball, The Game is a stunning achievement: a rigorously reported book and the must-read, fly-on-the-wall, definitive account of how an enormous struggle for power turns disaster into baseball's Golden Age.
Baseball Meets The Law
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Author : Ed Edmonds
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2017-02-28
Baseball Meets The Law written by Ed Edmonds and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-28 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Baseball and law have intersected since the primordial days. In 1791, a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, ordinance prohibited ball playing near the town's meeting house. Ball games on Sundays were barred by a Pennsylvania statute in 1794. In 2015, a federal court held that baseball's exemption from antitrust laws applied to franchise relocations. Another court overturned the conviction of Barry Bonds for obstruction of justice. A third denied a request by rooftop entrepreneurs to enjoin the construction of a massive video screen at Wrigley Field. This exhaustive chronology traces the effects the law has had on the national pastime, both pro and con, on and off the field, from the use of copyright to protect not only equipment but also "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" to frequent litigation between players and owners over contracts and the reserve clause. The stories of lawyers like Kenesaw Mountain Landis and Branch Rickey are entertainingly instructive.
Code Over Country
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Author : Matthew Cole
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-02-22
Code Over Country written by Matthew Cole and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-22 with History categories.
A hard-hitting exposé of SEAL Team 6, the US military’s best-known brand, that reveals how the Navy SEALs were formed, then sacrificed, in service of American empire. The Navy SEALs are, in the eyes of many Americans, the ultimate heroes. When they killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011, it was celebrated as a massive victory. Former SEALs rake in cash as leadership consultants for corporations, and young military-bound men dream of serving in their ranks. But the SEALs have lost their bearings. Investigative journalist Matthew Cole tells the story of the most lauded unit, SEAL Team 6, revealing a troubling pattern of war crimes and the deep moral rot beneath authorized narratives. From their origins in World War II, the SEALs have trained to be specialized killers with short missions. As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan became the endless War on Terror, their violence spiraled out of control. Code Over Country details the high-level decisions that unleashed the SEALs’ carnage and the coverups that prevented their crimes from coming to light. It is a necessary and rigorous investigation of the unchecked power of the military—and the harms enacted by and upon soldiers in America’s name.
