Ebook {Epub PDF} The Conquering Heroes by Peter Gent

The Conquering Heroes Author Peter Gent Format/binding Hardcover Book condition Used - Fine Jacket condition Near Fine Edition 1st printing Binding Hardcover ISBN 10 ISBN 13 Publisher Donald I. Fine Books Place of Publication N.y. Date Published Bookseller catalogs Corliss Books;Book Edition: 1st Printing. **short synopsis included, spoilers may ensue** Peter Gent draws from his college sports days as a basketball star at Michigan State for this novel most people assume he was a football star or perhaps two-sport star but he only played basketball in college but switched to football once drafted by the Cowboys the 'hero' in this story is middle-aged, worn-out, and the assistant coach to an old and /5.  · Gent uses lengthy flashbacks to Lee's golden youth in 's and 60's small-town America to show that, despite his acquiescence, Lee may still be able to recapture his lost innocence. When the coed is found hanging in her dorm room, and when a guilt-ridden policeman who's helping Lee is found ``blown away'' in his squad car, Lee decides ``to bring them all down.''.

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Find The Conquering Heroes by Gent, Peter at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Gent tries to do for college basketball what he did for pro football in North Dallas Forty () and The Franchise (): blow the lid off the cynicism and corruption festering behind the scenes. But that lid's been off a long time, and this turgid effort brings nothing new to an old story. Lapsed idealist Pat Lee, ``recruiting coach'' at Southwestern State in Dallas, finds his job on the. Get this from a library! The conquering heroes. [Peter Gent] -- When one of his players rapes a girl, the cynical basketball coach at Southwestern State, Pat Lee, does his best to get the player off the hook by smearing the girl.