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 February 7, 2010
What follows is a four-part series on the emergence of Black basketball in Washington under the driving force of Ed Henderson.
 Getting in Shape
1. The industrial age led to more leisure time for the middle class. By the 1880s Americans went on a physical fitness binge, building recreational centers, playgrounds, and school gymnasiums. But....
2. African American communities were denied these facilities. Black leaders expressed their concern..."Without an organized effort, the physical condition of our young people will lag far behind the whites...
3. "thus verifying the various myths about black inferiority."
4. A 12-man committee built one of the first African American sports centers in 1901, the Eureka Aid & Atletic Club in Savannah, GA.
5. In 1906 several black educators in Washington, DC organized the all-blackInterscholastic Athletic Association (ISAA).
6. Its leader was a Phys Ed instructor named Edwin Henderson. "The ISAA promotes the well-being of black students in Baltimore and Washington.
7. The ISAA sanctioned the first legitimate black high school football and basketball games and track meets in Washington.


 
Hot Potato How Washington and New York Gave Birth to BLACK BASKETBALL and Changed AMERICA'S GAME Forever
by Bob Kuska
This book chronicles the many successes and failures of the early years of black amateur basketball, followed by the emergance of black college basketball in the U.S., documenting the origins of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association which would become the Big Ten of black collegiate sports. For the first time the history of black professional basketball is told in detail with emphasis on the New York Renaissance team.
6" x 9" 240 pages, index, photos, paperbound
#503 Hot Potato $14.95

  January 31, 2010

 Dining on the Go
1. Before the era of air transportation people traveled long distances on railroads with plush, wide seats. sleeping berths,and elegant dining cars.
2. Scene of train station.
3. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's premier train, the "Capitol Limited" offered passengers five-star service in a fine dining car replete with linen tablecloth, sparkling crystal, special B&O china, silverware, and a varied menu.
3. Each meal was prepared from scratch in a kitchen that was 16 ft. long and 7½ ft. wide.
The B&O did not make a profit on its dining cars. The railroad believed that if it provided great dining and top-notch service it would attract passengers and investors.


 Reference

   Dining on the B&O Recipes and Sidelights from a Bygone Age by Thomas J. Greco and Karl D. Spence in Association with the B&O Railroad Museum
Captivated by he romance of the subject, Greco and Spence combine many of the B&O's best recipes with historical background and vintage photos to capture the elegance and charm of the dining car experience.
9" x 9" 171 pages, index, photos, hardbound
#60 Dining on the B&O $34.95

 January 24, 2010

 Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things by Charles Panati Discover the fascinating stories of how and why hundreds of the every items, expressions, and customs we take for granted came into existence, such as •how chewing gum and Silly Putty began as substitutes for rubber • how the song "Happy Birthday" beganthe hot dog began as an outlawed Roman sausage • the origins of Kleenex, Barbie Dolls, the Boy Scouts, Slinky, Mother Goose, nail polish, safety pins, Tupperware, Valium, doughnuts, honeymoons, the bikini, Uncle Sam, Vick's VapoRub, the lawn and lawn mower, brassiere, underwear, toilets and toilet paper, and much more!
6" x 9" 463 pages, index, illustrations, paperbound
#464 Origins of Everyday Things $15.95

 The story of a neighborhood--BRIGHTWOOD


 
 A Cartoon of the District of Columbia–Flashbacks Volume One Patrick M. Reynolds brings history to life with a sense of humor. His exciting drawings put you on the scene with the conflicts, madness, wheeling and dealing that resulted in the location and construction of the U.S. capital. 11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations, index, paperbound
ISBN 0-932514-31-6
#F1 Cartoon History of DC $14.95

 
 DC Neighborhoods Flashbacks Volume 2 Artist-writer P. M. Reynolds takes you to the Washington that tourists seldom see. The capital expanded with the growth of public transportation into such areas as Shepard Park, Takoma Park, Chevy Chase, Kalorama, Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan, Capital Hill, LeDroit Park, Tenleytown, Brookland, etc.
11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations, index, paperbound
ISBN 0-932514-33
#F2 Cartoon History of DC $14.95
 

Previous weeks' stories and references:
Animals...Atomic Bomb....Arlington National Cemetery...Aviation History....Black History....National Archives...Children...Constitution-How & Why we got it...Civil War... Autocamping...American Presidency...Auto Racing...Baseball History...the Bible & the Presidency...Blizzard of 1888...Bubble Houses...Chinese...Combat Artists...The CCCs Civilian Conservation Corps...Declaration of Independence...DC Neighborhoods...The Ghost Army of WWII... Artists in War The Limb Maker...Duke Ellington...Ferries Across the Chessie .. Food History,,, HOLIDAYS...German Americans...Italian Americans...The Italian Crisis...
Ninian Beall Sequence.....UFOs Over Washington... Culpeper of Virginia...The Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918...Indians of the Eastern Shore of MD & VA... Pirates on the Chesapeake...Chesapeake Beach...Quiltmaking...Chesapeake Bay Stories...Ghost stories... Maryland History...Movie History ...Music History...Naval History (Seebees, Armed Guard, etc)...Rock & Roll History...Hoover Airport....Robert Smalls....Slavery...Swampoodle...Sports...Origins of Words & Phrases...Inventions...Railroads...Treaty of Paris...Virginia History...Washington, DC History...Nazis in America...Wilkes Expedition...Stamps...Women...Girl Scouts...V-Mail...Word Origins

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