Description
| Product ID: | 9780224100229 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Paper Lion |
| Subtitle: | Confessions of a last-string quarterback |
| Authors: | Author: George Plimpton |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | American football, American football |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In the mid-1960s, George Plimpton talked his way into the Detroit Lions’ pre-season training camp and in doing so set the bar for participatory sports journalism. In the mid-1960s, George Plimpton talked his way into the Detroit Lions’ pre-season training camp and in doing so set the bar for participatory sports journalism. With his characteristic wit, Plimpton recounts his experience of a month practising and living with the team – getting to know the pressures and tensions rookies confront, the hijinks, taking behind the scenes snaps and capturing a host of American football rites and rituals. |
| Imprint Name: | Yellow Jersey Press |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-08-04 |
