Miracle on Ice, Michael Burgan
Miracle on Ice, Michael Burgan
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Miracle on Ice
How a Stunning Upset United a Country

Author: Michael Burgan

Narrator: Various Narrators

Unabridged: 1 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Capstone Press

Published: 08/10/2017

Synopsis

The mighty Soviets were the favorites to win hockey gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics. But a team of U.S. college players had other ideas. The stunning upset of the Soviet hockey team by the young Americans has been called the greatest moment in international hockey. And to many people the victory was about much more than sports. Americans had gone through difficult times at home and abroad. Beating the best hockey team in the world—and its major Cold War rival—gave Americans a sense of pride. One iconic photo captured the impact of that “miraculous” historic event.

About Michael Burgan

Michael Burgan has written more than 250 books for children and young adults. His specialty is history, with an emphasis on biography. A graduate of the University of Connecticut with a degree in history, Burgan is also a produced playwright and the editor of The Biographer’s Craft, the newsletter for Biographers International Organization. He first started writing for children as an editor at Weekly Reader before beginning his freelance career in 1994. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alicia on October 24, 2020

I live just a few hours away from Lake Placid, so it's even closer to home. The picture itself I'm not necessarily keenly aware of its significance, so this book as part of the larger Captured History series, shares the details of the photo but really the larger story of defeating the Soviet Union d......more

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