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Men Before Their Time, an historic novel, chronicles the Los Angeles American Legion's 4-year quest to bring an N.F.L. franchise to its city. This story of professional football is set against the great depression and the racism, gambling, sex and violence that characterized the years leading up to World War II.
The year is 1934. Amid the ravages of the great depression, the N.F.L. Cincinnati Reds toil in futility. Before the end of the season the Reds owners will move the club to St. Louis, with plans to enter the lesser American Professional Football League the following season.
Cincinnati players, Carl Meternich and Jed Webster both leave the team. Carl returns to his home in Los Angles and Jed must help his suddenly homeless family migrate to the West Coast with its promise of a new start.
Carl starts a career as a teacher and coach in Los Angeles and gets involved in a new professional football league. Out of the ashes of this league is created the highly successful Los Angeles Bulldogs. Jed, on the other hand, meets the hostile attitudes of San Joaquin Valley ranchers and becomes embroiled in the struggle of migrant workers against the starvation wages and violence that abounded during that time.
The Zamboanga Club in Los Angeles is a watering hole for professional and college athletes alike and is also the hangout for a pack of gamblers. The Club is the spawning ground for the sex and violence that engulfs Carl and his old college pal, Pete Mercer.
Men Before Their Time is the first book in a trilogy that tells the story of the Pacific Coast Football League, the forerunner to the 1946 N.F.L. Los Angeles Rams and All America Football Conference San Francisco Forty Niners and Los Angeles Dons.
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After playing college football, Jerry Strong coached highschool and college football for 28 years. In 1991 he earned an Ed.D. which focused on the beginning of pro football in San Francisco. Thirteen years of research including interviews with 63 west coast pro footballers from the 1930's and 40's led to this book. As a writer and illustrator Jerry's work in the areas of technique, history and social aspects of football has appeared in a variety of publications. His artwork is featured on the cover of this book. Jerry resides in Federal Way, Washington
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Men Before Their Time: A Historical Novel
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St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.A.: MK Publishing, 2004
ISBN 10: 0974714747
ISBN 13: 9780974714745
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Anbieter: The Warm Springs Book Company, Fremont, CA, USA
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Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. A nice, near fine copy in pictorial wraps with slight trace of shelf wear to covers; Boldly signed and inscribed (no name used) by author on front endpaper. Stated 1st edition; Author has crossed-out some of the names listed in the Acknowledgement Section. A historically accurate novel about pro football on the West Coast during the hard times before World War II. The author obtained a doctorate degree that focused on the beginning of pro football in San Francisco and interviewed 63 west coast pro football players from the 1930s and 40s in the writing of this book. 8vo., 322 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0. Inscribed by Author. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 18653
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