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BL
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| Record Number
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713353
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b535542
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| Main Entry
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Rosen, Charles
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| Title & Author
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The first tip-off : : the incredible story of the birth of the NBA /\ Charley Rosen
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: McGraw-Hill,, c2009
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xii, 244 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0071487859
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: 9780071487856 (alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237) and index
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| Contents
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The first basket and the first basketeer -- The first game -- Genesis -- The penguin, the mogul and the Constitution -- The Boston Celtics and the clown-prince of the BAA -- The Providence Steamrollers hit a roadblock -- Paul Birch fires up the Pittsburgh Ironmen -- Of money, time, and justice -- There's no "D" in Chicago Stags -- Big Ed drives the Toronto Huskies to ruin -- The evolution and extinction of the Cleveland Rebels -- The professor and the St. Louis Bombers -- The short flight of the Detroit Falcons -- The ethnic Knicks -- Gotty, Jumping Joe, and the Philadelphia Warriors -- The Washington Capitols and the apprenticeship of Red Auerbach -- The playoffs -- The first champions -- Barely alive
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| Subject
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National Basketball Association-- History
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Basketball-- United States-- History
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| LC Classification
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GV885.515.N37R67 2009
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