Dec 24, 2009

Bo Jackson | Bo Jackson

At a glance:

Author: John Devaney
First Published: 1988
Time of Work: 1962–1988
Setting: Bessemer and Auburn, Alabama; Kansas City; and Los Angeles
Principal Characters: Vincent (Bo) Jackson, Bo’s Mother, Coach Dick Atchison, Pat Dye, Reggie Jackson
Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
Subjects: African Americans, Poverty or poor people, Baseball, Athletes, Sports, Biography, Football
Locales: Los Angeles, CA, Kansas City, KS, Auburn, AL, Bessemer, AL

Form and Content

John Devaney’s biography Bo Jackson: A Star for All Seasons traces the life and career of a young man of almost unequaled athletic prowess and ability, providing an example for other youngsters to follow. Devaney presents Bo Jackson’s life in seventeen chapters, frequently using flashbacks. The first chapter begins with an episode that occurred when Jackson was thirteen years old; Devaney then moves back and forth to episodes in Jackson’s life that occurred when he was both younger and older. Devaney devotes the first three chapters primarily to...

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Bo Jackson | Bo Jackson

At a glance:

Form and Content

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