During the Great Depression, Sam Babb recruited talented young women and offered a free college education if they played for his basketball team, the Cardinals. Source notes. Black-and-white photographs.
Title alpha Dust Bowl Girls: A Team’s Quest for Basketball Glory
Category Sports and Recreation High
Pages Count 304
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Biography. Sam Babb (1891–1937). Doll Harris (1913–2001). History of basketball. Oklahoma Presbyterian College. Basketball coaches. Women basketball players.
Lexile 1120L
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2017-01-23
JLG Release Date Feb 2017
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Sports and Recreation High (Grades 9 & Up)
Sports and Recreation High
Sports and Recreation High (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
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