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All the Dreams We've Dreamed|Rus Bradburd
All the Dreams We've Dreamed : A Story of Hoops and Handguns on Chicago's West Side
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Overview

Shawn Harrington returned to Marshall High School as an assistant coach years after appearing as a player in the iconic basketball documentary film Hoop Dreams. In January of 2014, Marshall's struggling team was about to improve after the addition of a charismatic but troubled player. Everything changed, however, when two young men opened fire on Harrington's car as he drove his daughter to school. Using his body to shield her, Harrington was struck and paralyzed. The mistaken-identity shooting was followed by a series of events that had a devastating impact on Harrington and Marshall's basketball family. Over the next three years it became obvious that the dream of the game providing a better life had nearly dissolved. Author Rus Bradburd tells Shawn's story with empathy and care, exploring the intertwined tragedies of gun violence, health care failure, racial assumptions, struggling educational systems, corruption in athletics--and the hope that can survive them all.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781641602723
  • ISBN-10: 1641602724
  • Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
  • Publish Date: March 2020
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
  • Page Count: 272

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