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Chuck Taylor, All Star: The True Story of the Man Behind the Most Famous Athletic Shoe in History
His is the name on the label of the legendary Converse All-Starbasketball shoe. Though the shoe has been worn by hundreds of millions, few, if any, know a thing about the man behind the name. Some even believe that there is no suchperson, that he is a marketer's fabrication like Betty Crocker. But "ChuckTaylor" was more than a rubber-soled, double-wall canvas-bod
...moreHardcover, 184 pages
Published
March 2nd 2006
by Indiana University Press
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an interesting look at a man who loved basketball more than anything else, and was most famous not as a player, but as the man who created the shoes most worn by players until late into the 20th century. I remember being quite upset at Converse's bankruptcy, and am still not thrilled that my shoes are now made overseas by Nike, but I am glad I can still get them. Nothing else fits the same!
Interesting and sad and enlightening -and maddening because Converse is owned by Nike. Boo.
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