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John M. Brewer, Jr.
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The Room: A Memoir of Youth, Football and a Win-or-Die Coach
by John M. Brewer, Jr.
Price:
$3.99 USD.
Words: 40,720.
Language:
English.
Published: April 5, 2013
by
One Monkey Books.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Football & rugby » American football, Nonfiction » Biography » People of color
A high school football player’s memoir of rebellion against a “winning” coach who encouraged brutality and bullying and ignored concussions and other serious injuries to his players. An engaging, candid, often grim, often wry account of growing up in Pittsburgh’s African-American community in the 1950’s and early 60’s. This book should be read by young athletes, their coaches and their mentors.
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