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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} We Will Rise A True Story of Tragedy and Resurrection in the American Heartland by Steve Beaven We Will Rise: A True Story of Tragedy and Resurrection in the American Heartland. "By 1977 the University of Evansville's Purple Aces basketball team had won five small-college national championships. With a charismatic young coach and a freshman phenom, this small Indiana city hoped to see its team shine in the national spotlight. Then, on a foggy night, after just four games, the plane carrying the team and its coach crashed after takeoff, killing everyone on board. The tragedy seemed insurmountable, a devastating blow to the identity of a fading factory town. But, with the support of a city in . Read More. "By 1977 the University of Evansville's Purple Aces basketball team had won five small-college national championships. With a charismatic young coach and a freshman phenom, this small Indiana city hoped to see its team shine in the national spotlight. Then, on a foggy night, after just four games, the plane carrying the team and its coach crashed after takeoff, killing everyone on board. The tragedy seemed insurmountable, a devastating blow to the identity of a fading factory town. But, with the support of a city in mourning, ambitious new coach Dick Walters promised to rebuild the cherished institution. Assembling a team of castoffs, walk-ons, and overachievers, Walters restored the legacy of the team and its fans. Against all odds, his young men made history. A tribute to those who were lost, and to those who carried on, We Will Rise is the rich and powerful story of an underdog team and its fans and the spirit of a resilient community"--Jacket. Read Less. All Copies ( 57 ) Softcover ( 22 ) Hardcover ( 15 ) Audiobook ( 16 ) Choose Edition ( 4 ) Book Details Seller Sort. Powder Springs, GA, USA. Edition: 2020, Little a Trade paperback, Good Details: ISBN: 1503942201 ISBN-13: 9781503942202 Pages: 272 Publisher: Little a Published: 2020 Language: English Alibris ID: 16477753319 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,65. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. Seller's Description: Good. The cover may have some normal wear. The text has no notes or markings. ► Contact This Seller. Edition: 2020, Little a Trade paperback, Good Details: ISBN: 1503942201 ISBN-13: 9781503942202 Pages: 272 Publisher: Little a Published: 01/2020 Language: English Alibris ID: 16498747383 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,65. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. Seller's Description: Good. All pages and cover are intact. Possible slightly loose binding, minor highlighting and marginalia, cocked spine or torn dust jacket. 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Edition: 2020, Little a Hardcover, Good Details: ISBN: 1503942228 ISBN-13: 9781503942226 Pages: 272 Publisher: Little a Published: 2020 Language: English Alibris ID: 16471241762 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,65 Trackable Expedited: €7,30. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. Seller's Description: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, and may not include cd-rom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority! ► Contact This Seller. Edition: 2020, Little a Hardcover, Good Details: ISBN: 1503942228 ISBN-13: 9781503942226 Pages: 272 Publisher: Little a Published: 2020 Language: English Alibris ID: 16573418226 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,65 Trackable Expedited: €7,30. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. Seller's Description: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, and may not include cd-rom or access codes. Customer service is our top priority! ► Contact This Seller. Niagara Falls, NY, USA. Edition: 2020, Little a Trade paperback, New Details: ISBN: 1503942201 ISBN-13: 9781503942202 Pages: 272 Publisher: Little a Published: 01/2020 Language: English Alibris ID: 16596063350 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,65. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. ‘We Will Rise’: a tale of resilience. If these were normal times, I’d sit down with my friend Steve Beaven over breakfast or a beer to congratulate him on the publication of his book, “We Will Rise: A True Story of Tragedy and Resurrection in the American Heartland.” But with socializing options greatly reduced during the coronavirus pandemic, this online shout-out will have to do. The book came out in January and, once I finally got to it last week, I devoured it. S hort version: Loved the book — as I expected I would. And why is that? Well, not only do I know Steve as a talented reporter and writer from our days together at The Oregonian, but the book’s subject allows him to write from the heart as someone who grew up in the very place where this tragedy occurred. Anyone who follows college basketball, as I do, knows the sad story of the University of Evansville Purple Aces. In the 1960s and 1970s, they were a small-college powerhouse, collecting five national championships under an old-school coach who also doubled as a math professor at the small private college in southern Indiana. On December 13, 1977, a plane carrying the entire team and its coach crashed just after takeoff from the local airport, killing everyone aboard and breaking the hearts of everyone in the community. From those smoldering ruins emerged a remarkable story of rebirth and resilience. A new, young coach with big ambitions, who had never worked at the Division I level, quickly patched together a team of castoffs, walk-ons and prospects and, just four seasons later, led the Purple Aces to the NCAA’s March Madness tournament, a showcase of the nation’s top 48 teams. My friend Steve was 15 years old, a high school freshman, when the team qualified for the tournament. He lived just two blocks from the arena where the Purple Aces played their home games. Who better than Steve, a rabid basketball fan and native of Evansville, to tell this inspiring story? He tells it well. From prologue to epilogue and 19 chapters in between, Steve displays the fruits of his extensive research, excellent reporting and stylish writing, along with the secret sauce — an insider’s knowledge of the history, culture and demographics of his hometown, highlighted by an understanding of what the university and its team meant to the community. Additionally, his perspectives on basketball, as a fan and a journalist, are essential in bringing the on- and off-court dramas to life, whether it’s writing a character sketch of a player or coach or recreating the sense of hope among fans during that initial 1982 NCAA tournament game against Marquette. The Hoosier State, as it’s known, is crazy about basketball, and that love for the sport extends to Evanville, just across the Ohio River from Kentucky. The city was a factory town that built fighter planes during World War II and later, thanks to Whirlpool, dubbed itself the “Refrigerator Capital of the World.” It’s against this blue-collar, working-class backdrop that Steve describes the rise of the Purple Aces and the team’s high hopes in moving up to Division I for the 1977-78 season. The plane crash devastated the community.