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 enlarge | Author: Marianne Walker
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 124251
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 209
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 1558537457
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.323630976993
EAN: 9781558537453
ASIN: 1558537457
Publication Date: January 1, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: 1st printing, 1st edition, no remainder marks, perfect condition
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 "Cuba" is for those who love basketball and rural America January 2, 2000
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a radio newsman for the past 35 years I have had many interesting interview guests... including the legendary Adolph Rupp. No interview has been more interesting than the one I conducted in the summer of '99 with Marianne Walker and Howie Crittenden about the Cuba Cubs of 1951-52. Cuba defeated my hometown school (Corbin) in the '52 tournament, so I have no reason to feel warmly about that Graves county school. But I do. And it's because of the wonderful way Marianne made their story come alive. It's much more than a David and Goliath story. It's a story about shared dreams, hard work, and rural pride in dreams realized. If you're sick of high-salaried, big business basketball, return to the days of sport for sports sake....WHEN CUBA CONQURED KENTUCKY.
 A celebration of the human spirit from the Bluegrass state October 9, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A well told story about the resilience of the human spirit. The author passionately narrates a Kentucky styled version of David and Goliath. It is an inspiring and entertaining read about the magnificient efforts of a high school team from the tiny town of Cuba, Kentucky. The book would appeal to any basketball fan who is a native of the Bluegrass state. However, the book is much more than a story about a small town basketball team. It is a story that reminded me of everything my parents described about growing up in Western Kentucky during the 40's and 50's. Perhaps the best part of the book is the author's observations on the influence the community had on the players and their coach. The writer provides a compelling narrative about the challenges faced by the families who struggled to earn a living as sharecroppers. The reader gets to share in the glory of the team's commitment to an enormous task and the accomplishment of that goal. It is an enjoyable story about a visionary coach and a group of boys who dared to dream and strive for the unfathomable. I thoroughly enjoyed the contents of the book, and I would rate that portion of the book a five star. I appreciated the research on the Jackson Purchase region of the state, and how the demographics of that area impacted the characters of the story. The author does a nice job of piecing together research with oral history, and she writes with a compassion for the central figures of the book. However I thought the narrative style of the book was a bit awkward at times, and that is why I give the book a four star rating.
The best book I have every read; and I have read many. September 19, 1999
David and Goliath in real life! A book which would be inspirational to to any reader because it demonstrates success can be achieved against all odds and by anyone regardless of wealth or class. It shows that if you live and breathe any subject you will excel at it.
very informational June 23, 1999
Was a very interesting story...my Dad played against Cuba in the State finals in 1951...and he got his name in the book once...i really thought that was neat....would have been better if they would have had pictures of the state tournament, but it was a good book.
This book did not have all of the true facts. May 6, 1999
My great grandfather J.B. Story was the coach of the Cuba Kentucky baketball team. I never got to meet him, but I did meet his wife my great grandmother and it said that Mary lee had blonde hair as a child and that she had blue eyes. But she didn't. My dad also read this book and said that the author of this book got her information mixed up so I think the next time she writes a book that she should get her facts straight. I am not mad but I just want to let her know about her mistakes.
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