Description
Book SynopsisThe James Naismith Reader is a collection of speeches, letters, notes, radio interview transcripts, and original writings from the inventor of basketball, from the original rules in 1891 to an excerpt from the posthumous publication of his bookBasketball: Its Origin and Development.
Trade Review"The University of Nebraska Press has established an excellent record for publishing books which may be slightly off the beaten path in the sports genre. This book fits into that category. . . . Basketball aficionados who wish to compare the inventor's concept of the game with its present development will find it interesting."—J. Kemper Campbell,
Lincoln Journal Star“Douglas Stark has done basketball and those who follow it a great service by collecting the fascinating writings of a wholly original man. Readers will come away with a rich sense of James Naismith and the world that made him.”—Alexander Wolff, author of
Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure“Douglas Stark has produced a valuable resource for anyone interested in the formation and development of the game.”—Rob Rains, author of
James Naismith: The Man Who Invented BasketballTable of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: “Huh! Another New Game!”
1. Origins, Growth, and Development
2. Physical Education
3. Rules
4. Basketball in Canada
5. Correspondence
Notes on Sources
Notes
Bibliography
