{"product_id":"the-james-naismith-reader-basketball-in-his-own-words-paperback","title":"The James Naismith Reader: Basketball in His Own Words - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Naismith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDouglas Stark\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Naismith invented the game of basketball as a physical education instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. That December of 1891, his task was to create a game to occupy a rowdy class during the winter months. Almost instantly popular, the game spread across the country and was played in fifteen countries by the end of the century. And yet basketball never had an overriding presence in Naismith's life, as he was also a minister, doctor, educator, and coach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e So what did Naismith think about the game of basketball? In \u003cem\u003eThe James Naismith Reader\u003c\/em\u003e, Douglas Stark answers that question using articles, speeches, letters, notes, radio interview transcripts, and other correspondence, including discussions on the game's origins, Naismith's childhood game duck on a rock in Canada, the changing rules, basketball as a representation of Muscular Christianity, and the physical education movement. From Naismith's original rules written in 1891 to an excerpt from the posthumous publication of his book \u003cem\u003eBasketball: Its Origin and Development\u003c\/em\u003e, Naismith's writings range over a fifty-year period, showing his thoughts on the game's invention and as the game evolved during his lifetime. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The first volume to compile the existing primary sources of Naismith's views on basketball, \u003cem\u003eThe James Naismith Reader\u003c\/em\u003e reveals what its inventor thought of the game, as well as his interactions with educators and instructors who assisted the game's growth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDouglas Stark\u003c\/strong\u003e is the museum director at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. He is the author of four books, including \u003cem\u003eWhen Basketball Was Jewish: Voices of Those Who Played the Game \u003c\/em\u003e(Nebraska, 2017) and \u003cem\u003eWartime Basketball: The Emergence of a National Sport during World War II \u003c\/em\u003e(Nebraska, 2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Stark\u003c\/b\u003e is the museum director at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. He is the author of four books, including \u003ci\u003eWhen Basketball Was Jewish: Voices of Those Who Played the Game \u003c\/i\u003e(Nebraska, 2017) and \u003ci\u003eWartime Basketball: The Emergence of a National Sport during World War II \u003c\/i\u003e(Nebraska, 2016). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759911207200,"sku":"9781496219015","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7f899376b39aa90e311124d41cdccf2c.webp?v=1780165827","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-james-naismith-reader-basketball-in-his-own-words-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}