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To understand the aboriginal roots of lacrosse, one must enter a
world of spiritual belief and magic where players sewed inchworms
into the innards of lacrosse balls and medicine men gazed at miniature
lacrosse sticks to predict future events, where bits of bat wings
were twisted into the stick's netting, and where famous players
were—and are still—buried with their sticks. Here Thomas Vennum
brings this world to life.
"From the first great super bowls of America, those heroic,
spiritual contests played out on mile-long arenas for days at a
time, to the modern box game on struggling reservations, Indian
lacrosse is a telling thread in our national tapestry, and Tom Vennum
has brought it to life."—Robert Lipsyte, New York Times sports
columnist
Paperback, 7" x 10", 376 pages, 77 b/w images, $27.00
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