Summary of Buzz Bissinger's The Mosquito Bowl

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 John Jackson McLaughry was a total badass. He wore his brown hair combed forward in the style of Clark Kent, the superhero alter ego of Superman. He had a Clark Kent smile. He could make people feel like they were in the right place at the right time when he was around. He was someone you wanted to be around. He was your older brother. This is how he introduced himself to me: Hi, I’m John. You can call me John. I don’t remember what I said in response. Maybe I was intimidated by his presence, or maybe I was just in awe of this guy who seemed to have it all together and also knew my name and knew it by the first letter. Maybe I was already homesick or just anxious about starting a new chapter of my life away from home and Brown, but my memory is blank. When you are six or seven years old and your parents take you to the theater for the first time, you don’t know what to make of it, so you just sit there and stare at the stage in wonder and maybe a little fear.
#2 John McLaughry was a total badass. He introduced himself to me as John, and I was in awe of him.
#3 John McLaughry was a total badass. He introduced himself to me as John, and I was in awe of him. He had choices after college, remarkable ones: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football.
#4 John McLaughlin was a total badass. He introduced himself to me as John, and I was in awe of him. He had choices after college: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football.

Sujets

• History
• Civil War
• United States
• Military
• Histoire

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 11 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798350039658
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Buzz Bissinger's The Mosquito Bowl
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

John Jackson McLaughry was a total badass. He wore his brown hair combed forward in the style of Clark Kent, the superhero alter ego of Superman. He had a Clark Kent smile. He could make people feel like they were in the right place at the right time when he was around. He was someone you wanted to be around. He was your older brother. This is how he introduced himself to me: Hi, I’m John. You can call me John. I don’t remember what I said in response. Maybe I was intimidated by his presence, or maybe I was just in awe of this guy who seemed to have it all together and also knew my name and knew it by the first letter. Maybe I was already homesick or just anxious about starting a new chapter of my life away from home and Brown, but my memory is blank. When you are six or seven years old and your parents take you to the theater for the first time, you don’t know what to make of it, so you just sit there and stare at the stage in wonder and maybe a little fear.

#2

John McLaughry was a total badass. He introduced himself to me as John, and I was in awe of him.

#3

John McLaughry was a total badass. He introduced himself to me as John, and I was in awe of him. He had choices after college, remarkable ones: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football.

#4

John McLaughlin was a total badass. He introduced himself to me as John, and I was in awe of him. He had choices after college: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football.

#5

John McLaughlin was a total badass, and he introduced himself to me as John.

#6

John McLaughlin was a total badass, and he introduced himself to me as John.

#7

John McLaughlin, the son of the head football coach, was a total badass and a captain on the varsity team in 1935. In 1940, he was part of the All-Stars team that played against a pro team, and won. In 1941, he quit playing football to train for a career at a Bethlehem Steel shipyard. In 1942, just before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, he was in a taxi down Eighth Avenue in Manhattan.

#8

John McLaughlin was a total badass, and he introduced himself as John. He had choices after college: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football. He chose the third option, and went on to become a captain on the varsity team in 1935.

#9

Life is lived to learn. One should profit by his mistakes and live in the future a life picketed by the errors of the past. It sometimes takes many mistakes not just one to indelibly print on one’s mind the meaning and true worth of the errors he has made.

#10

Schreiner was a total badass, and he introduced himself as such. He had choices after college: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football. He chose the third option, and went on to become a captain on the varsity team in 1935.

#11

Schreiner was a total badass, and he introduced himself as such. He had choices after college: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football. He chose the third option, and went on to become a captain on the varsity team in 1935.

#12

Schreiner was a total badass, and he introduced himself as such. He had choices after college: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football. He chose the third option, and went on to become a captain on the varsity team in 1935.

#13

Schreiner was a total badass, and he introduced himself as such. He had choices after college: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football. He chose the third option, and went on to become a captain on the varsity team in 1935.

#14

The Brothers Butkovich were seven siblings who all had nicknames, and it was easy at first to get the nicknames mixed up. Tony, the sixth oldest, was the best athlete.

#15

Schreiner was a total badass, and he introduced himself as such. He had choices after college: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football. He chose the third option, and went on to become a captain on the varsity team in 1935. Tony Butkovich was a better athlete than Schreiner, but he did not have a similar success in college.

#16

Blaž Butković was a total badass, and he introduced himself as such. He had choices after college: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football. He chose the third option and went on to become a captain on the varsity team in 1935.

#17

In the early 20th century, immigrants returning home to Croatia would tell stories of an America that didn’t seem to resemble the America they experienced. The streets were paved with roses, but they were not talking about the real streets of New York.

#18

Blaž Butković, a total badass, introduced himself as such. He had choices after college: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football. He chose the third option and went on to become a captain on the varsity team in 1935.

#19

The United States was a country of immigrants who hated each new wave of immigrants. The first wave was Italians, and the second wave was eastern Europeans. The third wave was Japanese, and the fourth wave was Jewish. The country was not ready for them.

#20

The Butkoviches were seven siblings who all had nicknames, and it was easy at first to get the nicknames mixed up. Blaž Butković, his last name now changed from Butković as it had been for virtually every last name ending in ić, arrived in Fulton County somewhere around 1904.

#21

America was a country of immigrants who hated each new wave of immigrants. The first wave was Italians, and the second wave was eastern Europeans. The third wave was Japanese, and the fourth wave was Jewish.

#22

America was a country of immigrants who hated each new wave of immigrants. The first wave was Italians, and the second wave was eastern Europeans. The third wave was Japanese, and the fourth wave was Jewish.

#23

America was a country of immigrants who hated each new wave of immigrants. The first wave was Italians, and the second wave was eastern Europeans. The third wave was Japanese, and the fourth wave was Jewish.

#24

America was a country of immigrants who hated each new wave of immigrants. The first wave was Italians, and the second wave was eastern Europeans. The third wave was Japanese, and the fourth wave was Jewish.

#25

Tony Butkovich, the star basketball player, decided to go to Illinois and play football instead.

#26