Like It Was Yesterday: The Story of a Game That Was Never Played... in a Town Th

Description: Like It Was Yesterday by Dennis R. Bender Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description In the early 1950s, few diseases terrified American parents more than polio. One day, your child was healthy, happy, and thriving; the next, he or she was paralyzed. The disease struck without warning and had no cure. In the fall of 1954, the residents of Schenectady, New York, werent thinking about the dreaded disorder. Instead, they were focused on the towns two high school football teams. Longtime rivals, both teams were riding high on exceptional winning seasons. It promised to be the game of the century, attended by a sold-out crowd of ten thousand people. All around the General Electric factory town, eager fans were laying down bets. Then, just three days before the match, tragedy struck. The co-captain of one team was diagnosed with paralytic polio. A day later, a player from the other school was also stricken. Two vibrant, athletic teenagers were suddenly paralyzed from the waist down. In a cruel twist of fate, polio vaccinations first became available the very next year-too late for the two young men in Schenectady. Like It Was Yesterday chronicles the events that plagued Schenectady that November and the lasting impact polio had on the town as excitement turned to fear. Author Biography As a high school freshman, Dennis R. Bender was an eyewitness to many of the events recounted in Like It Was Yesterday. He and his wife, Colleen, have been married for thirty-five years. Now seventy-seven, Bender lives in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Details ISBN 1548506443 ISBN-13 9781548506445 Title Like It Was Yesterday Author Dennis R. Bender Format Paperback Year 2017 Pages 158 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:128615520; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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