Kingdom on fire : Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the turbulent days of the UCLA basketball dynasty / Scott Howard-Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard-Cooper, Scott, 1963- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

UCLA Bruins (Basketball team)--History.

UCLA Bruins (Basketball team).

University of California, Los Angeles--Basketball--History.

University of California, Los Angeles.

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 1947-.

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem.

Wooden, John, 1910-2010.

Wooden, John.

Walton, Bill, 1952-.

Walton, Bill.

Physical Description:

viii, 360 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Atria Books hardcover edition.

Other Title:

Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the turbulent days of the University of California Los Angeles basketball dynasty

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2024.

Summary:

"A bold narrative history of the iconic UCLA Bruins championship teams led by legendary coach John Wooden-an incredible true story about the messy, never-easy pursuit of perfection set against the turmoil of American culture in the 1960s and 70s"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

On the eve of destruction

Unveilings

Boy king

Churches and stadiums

Clenched fists

In case of attack

BB

Orange crates in the alley

A most unusual young man

Nixon's trap

Force du jour

The cross in the pocket

The lost season.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Howard-Cooper, Scott, 1963- Kingdom on fire

ISBN:

9781668020494

1668020491

OCLC:

1384412100

Publisher Number:

99996045522