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Aug 28, 2007 · In this stunning work of narrative nonfiction, Lars Anderson recounts one of college football’s greatest contests: Carlisle vs. Army, the fateful 1912 gridiron clash that had far-reaching implications both real and symbolic. Filled with colorful period detail, Carlisle vs. Army gives a thrilling, authoritative account of the events of an epic afternoon whose reverberations would be felt for ...
Nov 9, 2016 · November 9, 2016. Twitter. Facebook. On this day in 1912, the Carlisle Indian School (Pennsylvania) faced off against college football powerhouse Army. On one side stood a team captained by football legend Jim Thorpe that used its speed and ingenuity to achieve a 9-0-1 record going into the game. On the opposing side was a team that had future ...
Sep 4, 2007 · Army was a national powerhouse, and few gave Carlisle’s team of Native Americans a chance to even keep the score close. But Warner’s troops more than held their own in this battle of styles and cultures, galvanized by their coach’s pre-game speech: “it was the fathers and grandfathers of these Army players who…killed your fathers and ...
The story begins with the massacre of the Sioux by the U.S. Army at Wounded Knee in 1890, then moves to rural Pennsylvania and the Carlisle Indian School, an institution designed to "elevate" Indians by uprooting their youths and immersing them in the white man's ways--including football.
Aug 28, 2007 · “Carlisle vs. Army” is a sports thriller with so much passion and determination shown within the book. Lars Anderson uses a mix of events and time periods to get the reader hooked on. Native American wars and the early lives of the superstars are strong topics in this book.
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Aug 12, 2008 · In this stunning work of narrative nonfiction, Lars Anderson recounts one of college football’s greatest contests: Carlisle vs. Army, the fateful 1912 gridiron clash that had far-reaching implications both real and symbolic.The story centers on three men: Glenn “Pop” Warner, who came to the Carlisle Indian School in 1903 and saw beyond its assimilationist agenda, molding the Carlisle ...
Aug 12, 2008 · A stunning work of narrative nonfiction, Carlisle vs. Army recounts the fateful 1912 gridiron clash that pitted one of America’s finest athletes, Jim Thorpe, against the man who would become one of the nation’s greatest heroes, Dwight D. Eisenhower. But beyond telling the tale of this momentous event, Lars Anderson also reveals the broader ...
