State of grace
Subtitle: a memoir of twilight time
By: Robert Timberg.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Timberg, Robert -- Childhood and youth.; Football teams -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.; Football -- Social aspects -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.; Queens (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography.; Queens (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.; Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.; New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.; New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1970.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "In State of Grace: A Memoir of Twilight Time, Robert Timberg's new book, revives the powerful themes of courage, manhood, and loss in a personal exploration of America between the Good War and Vietnam." "State of Grace is told through Timberg's own eyes as he moves from troubled youth to man, from running back on a team called the Lynvets to Naval Academy plebe to Marine officer headed for Vietnam. The story is also told through a collection of other characters - a genius of a coach overmatched when off the field; a driven quarterback sidetracked by booze; and an angry loner, fresh from the Army stockade, who reclaims his life on the gridiron."--BOOK JACKET.