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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Eleff's well-researched examination of the changes that Horween and Bingham brought to Harvard in the 1920s is an uplifting story that is needed as Americans grapple with the latest wave of anti-Semitism." --
Sport in American History“It sounds like fiction, but it’s true: A century ago, a Jewish running back and a track star with a working-class background altered the very nature of sports at Harvard. Kudos to Zev Eleff for putting Arnold Horween and Bill Bingham at the center of a poignant story about acceptance.”--John Eisenberg, author of
The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports EmpireTable of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter I: The (Cinder) Path to a Better Life
Chapter II: Winning isn’t Everything, but it is Something
Chapter III: Americanization, the Jewish Take on Success
Chapter IV: Winning for Winning’s Sake
Chapter V: Football, the Ultimate Wargame of Life
Chapter VI: Horween versus McMahon and Rise of the National Football League
Chapter VII: A Member of the Hebrew Race to Become Head Coach of Harvard?
Chapter VIII: An Honorable Failure and Satisfactory Game in Every Way
Chapter IX: The Crusade to Keep Football a Game
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
