{"product_id":"legacies-of-kentucky-mountain-basketball","title":"Legacies of Kentucky Mountain Basketball","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Details \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAuthor: Harold M. Kelley\u003cbr\u003eHardcover: 176 pages\u003cbr\u003eProduct Dimensions: 8.5 x 11\u003cbr\u003eRetail Price: $29.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1__store1_lblModelNumber\"\u003e978-1-935001-75-1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Description \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA look back at what once was the heart and soul of sports in the beautiful, but rugged mountains of Kentucky is what Legacies of Kentucky Mountain Basketball does with photographs from today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt was a time when many small communities and towns were put on the map by the play of their local high school basketball team. Some communities weren’t even towns themselves, but their teams played as good as or better than any from the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA time when folks would crowd into gyms just to watch their favorite team play and those that couldn't make it inside would stay outside with someone calling the score out the front door to the crowd gathered fighting the elements (sometimes with the help of a little anti-freeze).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis was a time when high school basketball was bigger than the University of Kentucky basketball statewide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLegacies of Kentucky Mountain Basketball … is about the golden era of high school basketball in Kentucky (the mid-1950s), high school basketball that was as close to the original game as we will ever see again … good, fundamental basketball … set shots, pick and roll, picket fence, blocking out, guard around, and hard-nosed disciplined coaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis book features the towns and high schools of the 13th, 14th and 15th Regions of the commonwealth, including detailed accounts of the 1953-54, 1954-55, and 1955-56seasons – the golden era of Kentucky Mountain Basketball – including stunning photographs of over 60 schools and gymnasiums that remain today!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHarold M. Kelley was raised in the rural south-central Kentucky town of Scottsville attendingScottsville High School and then received a BS degree from Murray StateUniversity in Medical Technology and Biology in 1970. After serving 3 years in the Army, Harold attended Blood Bank Technology School in Orlando, Florida and then worked 17 years for the American Red Cross Blood Services in Asheville, North Carolina as Technical Director and later assistant administrator\/Compliance Officer. Harold has since worked in other areas of the medical field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhile living in North Carolina and soon after purchasing his first 35mm camera, Harold attended a basic photography class at Asheville-Buncombe Community College in the early1980’s and his interest in photography has continued to grow since then. Harold had the opportunity to meet the late photojournalist Bill Thomas at a weekend photo workshop outside of Ocala, Florida and later attended photo and writing workshops given by Bill at his farm near Glendale, Kentucky. Bill served as a nature photography mentor and friend who could be called upon when a particular question needed an answer. Harold also had the opportunity to work atShutterbug Digital Photo in Bowling Green for almost 4 years and learned other basics of photography and photo enhancement while working in the digital lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHarold currently resides in Glasgow, Kentucky with his wife Pat. He teaches Beginning Digital Photography through Barren County Community Education and is the volunteer preserve monitor of Brigadoon State Nature Preserve in Barren County. He has held several exhibits of his work and has been published in various magazines and newspapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Acclaim Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18701696729155,"sku":"Legacies of Kentucky Mountain Basketball","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0065\/2515\/7443\/products\/LegaciesOfKyMtnBasketball_WEB.jpg?v=1551047017","url":"https:\/\/acclaim-press-inc.myshopify.com\/products\/legacies-of-kentucky-mountain-basketball","provider":"Acclaim Press, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}