The Secret Game

The Secret Game A Basketball Story in Black and White

Paperback (26 May 2016)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In 1943, at the North Carolina College for Negroes, Coach John McLendon was on the verge of changing basketball forever. His team was the highest-scoring team in America, and yet they faced danger whenever they traveled backcountry roads.

Across town, the best squad on Duke University's campus wasn't the Blue Devils, but an all-white team from the medical school. They were prepared to take on anyone -- until an audacious invitation arrived.

THE SECRET GAME is the story of a long-buried moment in the nation's sporting past. A riveting account of a barrier-shattering game, the evolution of modern basketball - and the coming of a new America.

About the Publisher

Back Bay Books

Little, Brown is the literary hardback imprint that feeds into our Abacus paperback list. We publish across a wide range of areas, including fiction, history, memoir, science and travel, but within this diverse list the vast majority of books have in common a strong narrative and a distinctive voice.

Book information

ISBN: 9780316244626
Publisher: Little, Brown
Imprint: Back Bay Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 796.3236309756563
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 402g
Height: 141mm
Width: 210mm
Spine width: 30mm