The Half-Back
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- First published
- 1899
- Pages
- 181Digital edition
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 4 of 10
A little about the story
Joel March arrives at Hillton Academy in a straw hat and is mocked as a country boy. But Joel can play football, and his struggle for a place on the team, and his rivalry with snobbish classmates, makes for a classic school sports story.
Ralph Henry Barbour's first book, which launched his long career.
Things You May Not Know About The Half-Back
- Subtitled A Story of School, Football, and Golf.
- Barbour's first book and his first big success.
- Dedicated to every American boy who loves honest, manly sport.
Get “The Half-Back”
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Part of Freebookia's children's classics collection, added November 2026.
