| Feinstein writes a history of the 1999-2000 basketball season of the Patriot League, an NCAA division one league that normally gets one team into the tournament in March, "the big dance." This turns out to be the only reward for all the players in the league, and this team usually loses in the first round, because the Patriot League is truly one of the last bastions of amateurism in college athletics. The schools do not give scholarships for sports. They play in small gyms. They travel by bus. Feinstein describes the players, the coaches and gives a game by game account of the seven teams in the league: Army, Navy, Colgate, Lehigh, Holy Cross, Bucknell and Lafayette. | ||
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Kind Of History Time of history: - 1990's Nationality? History of Art? Yes Kind of art - Sports Subjects of this Historical Account Is the portrayal sympathetic? - Sympathetic Intelligence of subject of history: - Smart Main Adversary From a certain profession/group? How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book. Is the portrayal sympathetic? - Sympathetic Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Writing Style How fast-paced is the book? - 6 () Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death Book makes you feel... - encouraged How much focus on stories of individuals? - Focuses on brief history of a lot of players How much romance? - 1 () Is this a kid's book? - Ages 14-16 Pictures/Illustrations? - A handful Length of book - 450 pages+ How much emphasis on small details? - 5 () |
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