Pride of a Nation Pride of a Nation

Pride of a Nation

A Celebration of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (An Official U.S. Soccer Book)

Gwendolyn Oxenham and Others
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Publisher Description

The first official history of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, celebrating nearly four decades of the team's athletic excellence and cultural impact and featuring 250 full-color photographs

Telling the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's story in eye-popping photos and expert prose, Pride of a Nation is a lavish tribute to one of the most beloved teams in sports, revisiting their historic four World Cup titles and four Olympic gold medals, as well as unforgettable players across the generations, such as Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, Abby Wambach, Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, Briana Scurry, Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, Sophia Smith, Rose Lavelle, Catarina Macario, Mallory Pugh, and more. Drawing from full access to U.S. Soccer's photo and print archives, this beautifully illustrated tribute includes:

A foreword by Julie Foudy, two-time World Cup and Olympic ChampionOne-of-a-kind action shots and behind-the scenes photosOriginal essays by award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker Gwendolyn Oxenham exploring the evolution of the women’s game and its world-changing impact on the culture at largeExclusive player polls ranking the best teams of each decade and the All-Time Best XIExcerpts of the best previously published writing and prize-winning reporting about the epic games and greatest players over the past forty yearsStats, records, illuminating trivia, and more
Honoring the fierce athleticism and unshakeable spirit of the charismatic pioneers who planted the U.S. women’s soccer flag in 1985, and those who have made the rest of the world salute it ever since, this incisive and entertaining book will be a keepsake for soccer lovers everywhere.

GENRE
Sports & Outdoors
RELEASED
2022
November 22
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
256
Pages
PUBLISHER
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
188.7
MB

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