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6%OFFBill Riley - The Milan Miracle: The Town that Hoosiers Left Behind - 9780253020895 - V9780253020895
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The Milan Miracle: The Town that Hoosiers Left Behind

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Description for The Milan Miracle: The Town that Hoosiers Left Behind Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; APF; HBTB; WSBX; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.

Will lightning ever strike twice? Can David beat Goliath a second time? These questions haunt everyone in the small town of Milan, Indiana, whose basketball team inspired Hoosiers, the greatest underdog sports movie ever made. From a town of just 1,816 residents, the team remains forever an underdog, but one with a storied past that has them eternally frozen in their 1954 moment of glory. Every ten years or so, Milan has a winning season, but for the most part, they only manage a win or two each year. And still, perhaps because it's the only option for Milan, the ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253020895
SKU
V9780253020895
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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About Bill Riley
Bill Riley is a writer and teacher originally from Greenfield, Indiana. His work has been featured in Punchnel's, Prime Number, Spry Literary Journal, and Terre Haute Living Magazine. Connect with the author on his website, www.authorbillriley.com.

Reviews for The Milan Miracle: The Town that Hoosiers Left Behind
Milan may not now be the location of 'happy ending' sports stories, but the town had a magical moment many communities do not, one that can serve as burden or inspiration. The beauty of sports is that the underdog can rise up unexpectedly, even if the address keeps changing.
Indiana Magazine of History

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