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It's in our blood, and it has always been one of the great traditions of our state. Never was the passion for high school basketball greater than during the period between the early 1950's and the early 1990's. \"Their Times In Indiana\" is a tribute to that period and a gift to the fans who supported Indiana high school basketball during those days. The stories that define the game during its golden era are never ending. This book was compiled so that over forty of the great players of the time could tell their stories in their own words. Through those stories, the reader can get to know these players while they share what it was like to grow up in Indiana, to fall in love with the game, and to star for their hometown team. The connection that fans had to the players and the game made Indiana high school basketball the greatest high school sport ever. \"Their Times In Indiana\" allows the reader to once again feel the passion that gripped the state every winter as thousands of Hoosiers packed high school gymnasiums to watch the games that made Indiana the place where basketball became great.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 0; display: none;\"\u003ecollapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}\"\u0026gt;\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Authorhouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50210560606493,"sku":"9798823004961","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9798823004961.jpg?v=1753983338"},{"product_id":"billie-jean-peet-athlete-a-picture-book","title":"Billie Jean Peet, Athlete: A Picture Book","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis fun and empowering picture book about marching to the beat of your own drum and celebrating your unique talents comes from Andrea Beaty and David Roberts, the #1 bestselling creators of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRosie Revere, Engineer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAda Twist, Scientist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Billie Jean Peet is the middle kid in a house full of music. 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