Show-Me Kings : Bootheel Ball, the Cookson Clan, and A Run-and-Gun All-Star Show

The Missouri Bootheel, a six-county region tucked away in the southeastern corner of the 'œShow-Me State,' boasts a unique and intriguing history involving railroad strikes, mob lynchings, and earthquake scares, but what Mike Mitchell, who called the Bootheel home for eighteen years, remembers most is the basketball. Show-Me Kings is Mitchell's tribute to the local legends who made life in rural Missouri and the game of basketball a thrilling and memorable experience.Mitchell, Mike is the author of 'Show-Me Kings : Bootheel Ball, the Cookson Clan, and A Run-and-Gun All-Star Show', published 2005 under ISBN 9781419604362 and ISBN 1419604368.