Games of deception : the true story of the first U.S. Olympic basketball team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany

Games of deception : the true story of the first U.S. Olympic basketball team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany / Andrew Maraniss.

Author/creator	Maraniss, Andrew author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Philomel Books, 2019.
Copyright Notice	©2019
Description	217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Olympics--History --20th century --Juvenile literature. Olympics--Political aspects --Germany --Juvenile literature. Basketball teams--United States --History --20th century --Juvenile literature.

Contents	One man stood alone -- A sinister fac̦ade -- Inventing a game -- Do good and be pure -- Man on a mission -- The boycott question -- Meddling in the Olympics -- Mirror, mirror -- Hollywood stars -- Unrefined -- Big time -- Choices -- On their own -- You can't beat fun -- Welcome to Germany -- The anvil and the hammer -- The grandest show -- Village people -- Witnesses to history -- Neutral zone -- 110,000 bored Germans -- Tournament time -- Strangest game ever -- Center of the universe -- Full circle -- Afterword: Putting the pieces together -- All-time Olympic basketball results. 1936 Team USA roster ; 1936 Berlin Olympics: day-by-day.
Abstract	"The true story of the birth of Olympic basketball at the 1936 Summer Games in Hitler's Germany"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Interest age level	Ages 12 up.
Interest grade level	Grades 7-9.
Genre/form	Informational works.
LCCN	2019034029
ISBN	9780525514633 (hardcover)
ISBN	0525514635
ISBN	(ebook)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	TRC Nonfiction	796.48 M325G	✔ Available	Place Hold