Full Court Press - How Pat Summitt, a High School Basketball Player, and a Legal Team Changed the Game

Offers a valuable addition to research on how individual initiative can bring about social change - in Tennessee, in the sporting world, and as a part of the broader struggle for women's equality. Written in a lighthearted and inspiring style, this book is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the many achievements of women's sports history.

About the author

Bill Haltom is an attorney with the firm of Lewis Thomason in Memphis, Tennessee. A practicing attorney for four decades, he has served as the president of the Tennessee Bar Association and the Memphis Bar Association. He has been an award-winning newspaper columnist and has written six books, including The Other Fellow May Be Right, a biography of the late Tennessee Senator Howard Baker.

Amanda Swanson worked as women's basketball operations assistant at Mount St. Joseph University and is currently a law student at the University of Virginia.

Summary

Offers a valuable addition to research on how individual initiative can bring about social change - in Tennessee, in the sporting world, and as a part of the broader struggle for women's equality. Written in a lighthearted and inspiring style, this book is a must-read for anyone fascinated by the many achievements of women's sports history.

Product details

• Authors: Bill Haltom, Amanda Swanson
• Publisher: University Of Tennessee Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781621904359
• ISBN: 978-1-62190-435-9
• No. of pages: 150
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 183 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 200 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Labour law, social law