| ID | 013202 |
| Call Number | 921/PAU |
| Title Proper | How Angel Peterson got his name |
| Other Title Information | And other outrageous tales about extreme sports |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Paulsen, Gary |
| Publication | New York, Wendy Lamb Books, 2003. |
| Description | xi, 111p Orange Spine |
| Note | Paulsen accounts for his 13th year "of wonderful madness" when he and his friends tried to shoot a waterfall in a barrel, break the world record for speed on skis, hang glide with an Army surplus parachute, and perform other daredevilish stunts. Readers will be drawn to the term "extreme sports" but the story is more accurately one generation's version of homemade fun in the days following the Korean War when "radio was king" and the great outdoors served as the playground. Like much of his autobiographical fiction, these sketches are more episodic than plot driven. |
| Standard Number | 0385729499 |
| Price. Qualification | $12.95(Hb) |
| Classification Number | 921 |
| Key Words | Sports - Miscellanea ; Authors, American - 20th century - Biography ; Paulsen, Gary - Childhood and youth |