On the fortieth anniversary of the historic miracle on ice, mike eruzionethe. Parade once upon a time, they taught us to believe. The boys of winter is the definitive book on a defining moment in american culture. Bill littlefield, host of nprs only a game and author. In this chapter, i view miracle as a rhetorical text that uses the mens hockey victory of 1980 as a metaphor to reconstitute post911. The mighty soviets were the favorites to win hockey gold at the 1980 winter olympics. Alan pierce this book describes the problems the united states faced in the 1960s and 1970s and the miracle that lifted the spirits of the americans when the u. Ebook miracle on ice as pdf download portable document format. Read miracle on ice how a stunning upset united a country by michael burgan available from rakuten kobo.
Morrow was portrayed by actor casey burnette in the 2004 disney movie miracle. How a stunning upset united a country captured history sports burgan, michael on. Miracle on ice ebook by michael burgan rakuten kobo. The miracle on ice was a medalround game during the mens ice hockey tournament at the 1980 winter olympics in lake placid, new york, played between the hosting united states and the fourtime defending gold medalists, the soviet union. And even though it was not a political event, coupled with other events, it marked a period which started the downfall of the soviet union and the end of the cold war. Olympic hockey team and the miracle on ice, which sports illustrated called the greatest moment in sports historywith a new afterword by ken morrow for the fortieth anniversary of the miracle on ice an unvarnished and captivating read. Miracle on ice, as the victory came to be known, provided muchneeded evi.
Usa 4, ussr 3 in the 1980 winter olympic hockey semifinals. In the 1981 tv movie about the 1980 gold medalwinning u. Its dated and other better, more indepth books on the team have. Miracle on ice did not end the cold war but it did give americans a renewed optimism. How a stunning upset united a country captured history sports. Miracle on ice this book is about how the 1980 usa hockey team won olympics. The mighty soviets were the favorites to win hockey gold at the 1980 winter.
Here was the vaunted soviet juggernaut olympic gold medalists in 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 out to prove the validity of their way of life. Comes with textdependent questions, vocabulary, and teaching tips. Jay atkinson, author of ice time wayne coffey recreates the excitement of the unlikely run the u. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This article, which takes readers back in time to learn about a sports milestone in ice hockey, builds inferential thinking and language skills and provides facts about the cold war. The head coach herb brooks recruits all of the best kids from collage hockey teams. Miracle on ice top results of your surfing miracle on ice start download portable document format pdf and e books electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. I read this book as a teen and my son used it for research on a school project about herb brooks. Official results of the xiii olympic winter gameslake placid 1980 pdf. Ken morrow is also president of kcice, an outdoor ice rink development and management company in kansas city, mo.
But once the teammates get to know each other and get closer together, they start playing very well. After the 1980 olympics, the soviet union started to go downhill. How a stunning upset united a country captured history sports paperback february 1, 2016 by michael burgan author visit amazons michael burgan page. Hockey team called miracle on ice, he is played by scott feraco. Miracle on ice by alan pierce meet your next favorite book. Olympic hockey team and the miracle on ice, which sports illustrated called the greatest moment in sports historywith. The team struggles at first with team chemistry and getting along on the ice. Summit series 72 eight games that put canada on top of world hockey. The miracle on ice was a medalround game during the mens ice hockey tournament at the.