For the Love of the Packers: An A-to-Z Primer for Packers Fans of All Ages - Hardcover

Klein, Frederick C.

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9781600781360: For the Love of the Packers: An A-to-Z Primer for Packers Fans of All Ages

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ISBN 10: 1600781365 ISBN 13: 9781600781360

Publisher: Triumph Books, 2008

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Expressing the passion felt for the Packers using all 26 letters of the alphabet accompanied by rhymes, colorful illustrations, and informative text, this tribute to the Green Bay team explores the sports obsession in a fresh and humorous way. Readers will enjoy fun facts and amusing illustrations of some of the most famous—and infamous—characters in the football team's history, including Donald Driver, Brett Favre, Paul Hornung, Curly Lambeau, Vince Lombardi, Ray Nitschke, Bart Starr, and Reggie White.

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About the Author:

Frederick C. Klein is a longtime writer and editor for the Wall Street Journal, where he originated the "On Sports" column. He is a freelance writer and the author of many books, including several other entries in the For the Love of . . . series. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mark Anderson is an illustrator whose work has appeared on the back cover of National Geographic, the New Yorker, and Time and inside the Atlantic Monthly, BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, Outside, and many other periodicals. He is the illustrator and designer of Triumph Books' popular For the Love of . . . series. He lives in Chicago. Paul Hornung is a former player for the Green Bay Packers and a member of both the Pro and College Football Halls of Fame. A versatile player, he was a halfback, quarterback, and placekicker.