The Winning Touchdown： A Story of College Football

Chadwick, Lester, 1873-1962Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.7
Word count
356K words
Chapters
36

Tags

English Originals Sports Campus LifeCampus AthleticsFootball GamePortrait GalleryVengeance and GratitudeHeroismInspirationTeam SpiritComing of AgeYouthful Vibe

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Winning Touchdown: A Story of College Football by Lester ChadwickAuthor: Chadwick, Lester, 1873-1962,Language: English, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Dec 19, 2012

Editor's review

This is a juvenile campus story set against college football, representative of the运动励志 strain common in early English-language young adult literature. Centered on team training, matches, and friendships among players, it moves at a brisk pace in plain prose, giving readers a feel for the atmosphere and values of early twentieth-century American campus sports. As a free Project Gutenberg eBook, it is easy to obtain and well suited to parallel reading, and offers some reference value for those studying juvenile literature or sports narrative. A caveat: this is an English original from an early era, so some expressions and descriptions of game rules bear the marks of their time; read it with that context in mind rather than judging it by contemporary competitive standards.

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Reading tips

  1. Read one chapter first to gauge the language difficulty, then decide between intensive and extensive reading
  2. Prepare a chart of characters and team relationships to keep roles clear while reading
  3. Skip unfamiliar early football terminology at first and look it up after finishing
  4. Read alongside similar campus sports stories to observe narrative patterns

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book suitable for English beginners? Not really for absolute beginners. It is an English original from an early period, with sentence patterns and vocabulary typical of its time, so some reading ability is required. Intermediate learners can read it slowly with a dictionary; beginners would do better with a retold or bilingual edition.
Does the book explain modern football rules? There is no systematic explanation of modern rules. It is a campus story, and match descriptions serve plot and character, with rule details reflecting the period. Readers wanting modern rules should consult specialist material; this book is better as a period background read.
What is the reading experience of the electronic edition like? The book comes from Project Gutenberg as a free public-domain eBook, laid out mainly as plain text, easy to read and search on a computer or e-reader. There are no illustrations or interactive content; the experience is plain and suits readers focused on the text itself.

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About the author

Chadwick, Lester, 1873-1962 Author

Lester Chadwick (1873–1962) was an author of young adult fiction about whom little biographical information is publicly available; sixteen of his works are held in this collection. His writing centers on college sports and baseball. Representative titles include the Baseball Joe series—Baseball Joe, Home Run King; Baseball Joe Saving the League; Baseball Joe in the World Series; Baseball Joe in the Big League; and Baseball Joe in the Central League—as well as The Eight-Oared Victors, The Winning Touchdown, and For the Honor of Randall. These novels typically follow young athletes who face setbacks in school or professional competition, build perseverance, and win through teamwork. The plots are brisk and clearly inspirational. Because public information is limited, biographical details cannot be firmly established, but his works show that he used sports as a vehicle for conveying perseverance, courage, and fair play to young readers.