Adolph Rupp and the Rise of Kentucky Basketball - James Duane Bolin

Reducere. DescriptionKnown as the "Man in the Brown Suit" and "The Baron of the Bluegrass, " Adolph Rupp (1901--1977) is a towering figure in the history of ...

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As I look back at the 1950s and early '60s I realize now that what seemed like a depression to me, truly was a blessing in disguise. I honestly bel...

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A leading foreign policy thinker uses Chinese political theory to explain why some powers rise as others decline and what this means for the intern...

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