Counting Coup
by Larry Colton
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Sports & Recreations. Nonfiction. HTML:In Native American tradition, a warrior gained honor and glory by "counting coup" — touching his enemy in battle and living to tell the tale. This is a modern story of...COUNTING COUP
In this extraordinary work of journalism, Larry Colton journeys into the world of Montana's Crow Indians and follows the struggles of a talented, moody, charismatic young woman named Sharon LaForge, a gifted basketball player and a descendant of one of George Armstrong show more Custer's Indian scouts. But "Counting Coup" is far more than just a sports story or a portrait of youth. It is a sobering exposé of a part of our society long since cut out of the American dream.
Along the banks of the Little Big Horn, Indians and whites live in age-old conflict and young Indians grow up without role models or dreams. Here Sharon carries the hopes and frustrations of her people on her shoulders as she battles her opponents on and off the court. Colton delves into Sharon's life and shows us the realities of the reservation, the shattered families, the bitter tribal politics, and a people's struggle against a belief that all their children — even the most intelligent and talented — are destined for heartbreak. Against this backdrop stands Sharon, a fiery, undaunted competitor with the skill to dominate a high school game and earn a college scholarship. Yet getting to college seems beyond Sharon's vision, obscured by the daily challenge of getting through the season — physically and ps. show less
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Remarkable story. Colton follows one girl's basketball team in a small town, with both white and Indian players and paints a portrait of the community.
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Larry Colton lives in Portland, Oregon. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Canonical title
- Counting Coup
- Original title
- Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor On The Big Horn
- Original publication date
- 2000
- People/Characters
- Sharon LaForge; Linda McClanahan
- Important places
- Montana, USA
- Important events
- Montana State Basketball Tournament
- Dedication
- To Marcie
- First words
- Tar paper shacks, abandoned junk heaps in front yard, rutted and littered sheets_ all the outward signs of people living on the margins.
- Quotations
- 'Somehow, in the mindless ways that rivers sculpt valleys and shame shapes history, the Montana Indians' purest howl against a hundred years of repression and pain had become........ high school basketball." Gary Smith, Sport... (show all)s Illustrated
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)As I said, out here on the Little Big Horn, there has been no surrender.
- Original language
- English
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- Genres
- Sports and Leisure, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Teen, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 796.323 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games Ball sports Ball and net sports Basketball
- LCC
- GV886 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Sports Ball games: Baseball, football, golf, etc.
- BISAC
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- Reviews
- 1
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- (4.03)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 3
