Bring One Home, by Thomas I Pelissero, is about boyhoods buoyant with basketball. It begins with a sketch of the Bessemer Speed Boys, narrating the wins and struggles that keep waking up the complete town.
Few initial chapters chronicle, the hard days of miners, logging camps, and rail roads, and many other activities that support the small city of Bessemer. The book then goes on to acquaint us with the city board of education and the laurels it brought. Followed by chapters dealing with big topics of the times, like the assassination of Kennedy, President Johnson and the Vietnam conflict, and the toll, all these had on the Speedboys.
All the sixty four chapters of this book beats with youth, fun, and games, and tells how the Speedboys rose to hold their flag high by winning district tournaments, regional titles, and state championship. I found it an engaging work with a fast pace. A good collection of old photographs are also there to bring a few forgotten days, back to life.
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