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Carson Cunningham

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Born

in Hammond, The United States

Website

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Genre

History, Fiction, Sports

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Mark Twain and Robert Louis Stevenson

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My latest book, ALONGSIDE HAMILTON, is historical fiction. It tells the story of two unlikely friends who go to Cuba to fight in the Spanish-American War. Rory Mac, a poor, fatherless former newsboy goes to rescue his first true love, a Cuban heroine. Hamilton "Ton" Fish Jr. goes out of principle, to free Cuba. But they go together, and they go as members of Teddy Roosevelt’s famed Rough Riders, the most uncommon lot of soldiers America has ever seen. Together they face up to the incredible possibilities and harsh realities of life and come to represent the magnificent potential of America itself.

Prior, I wrote FALLEN STARS, which looks at the startling lives & remarkable times of five war-hero American athletes who died in military service My latest book, ALONGSIDE HAMILTON, is historical fiction. It tells the story of two unlikely friends who go to Cuba to fight in the Spanish-American War. Rory Mac, a poor, fatherless former newsboy goes to rescue his first true love, a Cuban heroine. Hamilton "Ton" Fish Jr. goes out of principle, to free Cuba. But they go together, and they go as members of Teddy Roosevelt’s famed Rough Riders, the most uncommon lot of soldiers America has ever seen. Together they face up to the incredible possibilities and harsh realities of life and come to represent the magnificent potential of America itself.

Prior, I wrote FALLEN STARS, which looks at the startling lives & remarkable times of five war-hero American athletes who died in military service from the late 19th century Spanish-American war to America's 21st century war in Afghanistan. The men covered in FALLEN STARS are Pat Tillman (NFL standout who died serving in Afghanistan), Bob Kalsu (Okla. Sooner All-American, only NFL player killed in Vietnam War), Nile Kinnick (Heisman Trophy winner, World War II pilot), Hobey Baker (WWI pilot, Princeton football standout, hockey great), and Ham Fish (crew champion, boxer, first Rough Rider killed in the Spanish-American War).

The 21st CENTURY ADVENTURES of HUCKLEBERRY FINN, covers the remarkable story of how, one-hundred and seventy years after falling into an Arctic ice hole, Huck Finn is discovered, thawed out, and brought back to life, unleashing his original personality upon the modern world.

UNDERBELLY HOOPS is a memoir about my days playing professional basketball in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). AMERICAN HOOPS covers the history of the U.S. Men's Olympic Basketball team from Berlin to Beijing. And BEFORE THE CURSE is a collection of vintage Chicago Cubs articles, with introductions to the articles by Dr. Randy Roberts and me.

In 2006, I earned a Ph.D. in history from Purdue, and in 2013 I completed an MBA at DePaul. I'm the head men's basketball coach at the University of the Incarnate Word. My wife Christy, essentially superwoman, and I have six children. Word Up! ...more

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	Underbelly Hoops: Adventures in the CBA - A.K.A. The Crazy Basketball Association 3.84 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	21st Century Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Mystery at Rolling Dunes 4.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Hoops: U.S. Men's Olympic Basketball from Berlin to Beijing 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fallen Stars: Five American Athletes Who Died in Military Service (Swaim-Paup-Foran Spirit of Sport Series, sponsored by James C. ’74 & Debra Parchman ... Edgar Paup ’74, & Joseph Wm. & Nancy Foran) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alongside Hamilton it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alongside Hamilton: My Unlikely Friendship With an Ivy League Athlete, High Society Bachelor, Roosevelt Rough Rider, American Hero 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alongside Hamilton: My Unlikely Friendship With an Ivy League Athlete, High Society Bachelor, Roosevelt Rough Rider, American Hero 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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