A Soaring Season

The Incredible, Inspiring Story of the 2003-04 Saint Joseph's Hawks

Aaron Bracy

• Publisher: Casemate
• Year: 2025
• Edition: 0
• eBook ISBN:
  9781955041447
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

First comprehensive overview of the effigy mound phenomenon of the Upper Midwest of North America c 700–1100 CE. This book provides an overview of the effigy mound phenomenon of the Upper Midwest of North America, centered on southern Wisconsin. Between c. AD 700 and 1100, Late Woodland people of the Upper Midwest used the topography and other natural features to create vast ceremonial landscapes consisting of thousands of earthen mounds sculpted into animals and animal spirits (bears, birds, panthers, snakes, etc.) that mirrored their belief and clan-based social structure and served an important role in mortuary ritual. In so doing, the Late Woodland people created quite visible three-dimensional maps of ancient cosmology and social structures that are similar to the beliefs and social systems of more recent Native people. The effigy landscapes of this region are unique. The authors document the nature of the effigy mound landscapes, describing the use of topography and natural features to create them, and provide the interpretation that these were living landscapes in which ancestral animals and the supernatural were ritually brought back to life in a continuous cycle of death and rebirth of the earth and its people. Subsistence patterns, artifacts, settlement systems, and changes in these through the effigy building era are examined and effigy mound societies are compared and contrasted with preceding and succeeding societies, as well as contemporaneous societies in adjacent regions. Examples are drawn from throughout the effigy mound region. The book is profusely illustrated with high quality historical and modern maps, photographs of effigy mounds including aerials, and LiDAR imagery providing three-dimensional images.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Foreword
• Prologue - A Soaring Season
• Chapter 1 - How the Hawks Landed Jameer Nelson
• Chapter 2 - Phil Martelli’s Dream Job
• Chapter 3 - Delonte West’s Competitive Drive
• Chapter 4 - Supporting Cast Relishes Their Roles
• Chapter 5 - Jameer Nelson’s Big Preseason Decision
• Chapter 6 - Game 1: An Opening Statement
• Chapter 7 - Game 2: West, Barley, and Body Blows
• Chapter 8 - Game 3: A Long Shot and a High Standard
• Chapter 9 - Game 4: Home Sweet Home, Alas
• Chapter 10 - Game 5: Big 5, Palestra, and Dunph
• Chapter 11 -Game 6: BC Checks Out, Bryant Checks In
• Chapter 12 - Game 7: Stachitas Steps Up
• Chapter 13 - Game 8: A Tough Test
• Chapter 14 - Game 9: Revenge at the Fieldhouse
• Chapter 15 - Game 10: Jones Shows Attitude, Dominance
• Chapter 16 - Game 11: A Record Start
• Chapter 17 - Game 12: Another Challenge Answered
• Chapter 18 - Game 13: We’re Talkin’ about Practice
• Chapter 19 - Game 14: A Reporter’s Dream
• Chapter 20 - Game 15: A Perfect 24 Hours
• Chapter 21 - Game 16: A Media Storm and a Shooter’s Form
• Chapter 22 - Game 17: A Masterpiece and Controversy
• Chapter 23 - Game 18: A Formula Solves the Zone
• Chapter 24 - Game 19: An Important Lesson for a Rival
• Chapter 25 - Game 20: Scouting Report? Dominance!
• Chapter 26 - Game 21: A Cover, a Crowd, and a Clinic
• Chapter 27 - Game 22: The Hawk Will Never Die
• Chapter 28 - Game 23: DiJulia’s Steady Leadership
• Chapter 29 - Game 24: Nelson and West Answer Macon with Their Games
• Chapter 30 - Game 25: Hawks Sign Security to Control Autographs
• Chapter 31 - Game 26: West Keeps Perfect Ride Going
• Chapter 32 - Game 27: A Perfect Regular Season
• Chapter 33 - Game 28: First “X” in the Loss Column
• Chapter 34 - A No. 1 Seed and Controversy
• Chapter 35 - Game 29: Hawks Douse Flames in NCAA Opener
• Chapter 36 - Game 30: A Matchup with a Coaching Legend
• Chapter 37 - Game 31: Paul, Packer, and Wake Forest
• Chapter 38 - Game 32: A Shot at the Final Four
• Chapter 39 - Hurt and Hope
• Epilogue - Success, Disappointment, and Tragedy
• Acknowledgements
• Endnotes
• Index