Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin6/11/2023 Kearns' relationship with Doris provide that he missed during his tragic childhood? How did you respond to the female point of view in this book? Did you see Doris as the son her father never had? Or was she an extension of his sister, Marguerite? What does Mr. In the 1950s, most fathers did not take their little girls to baseball games.Discuss how these gifts complement one another and how they came together to make Doris the historian and wordsmith she is today. Kearns demonstrates the beauty of a well-chosen word, and how a good book can take you away to places you might otherwise never go. Kearns teaches Doris the importance of telling a story slowly, building the drama to a powerful crescendo. Doris's parents each pass on their own special gifts to their daughter.How important is it for people - particularly children - to have such heroes to look up to? How can we feel such a strong kinship to people we have never met? Are sports figures the best role models? What lessons can athletes teach us about life? Individual players became her heroes, as well-loved and respected as family and friends. Like millions of Americans, Doris was caught up in the glory days of baseball in the 1950s, exhilarated by the Dodgers' victories, and pained by each and every loss.
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