MELBOURNE, Fla., Feb. 16, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sports is more than just a pastime. It also serves as a unique form of discipline that can influence the spectator, the participant and the leader. This is the theme that drives an engaging look back at the life of a highly influential hockey coach in Ray's Parade, a new book authored by Marilyn Marchand Moore.
Ray's Parade follows the life and times of Coach Ray Marchand, known as the "Father of USMA Hockey", not only from his daughter's perspective but from some of the men of hockey and soccer teams he had over a period of twenty years (1924-1944) at the United State Military Academy. Readers will discover the events that shaped Marchand's mind, what he went through in sports, how he established hockey in the USMA and more importantly, what his impact on his follower was. Fundamentally, this book also emphasizes how sports influence people's lives, their behavior and the country.
Richly-layered and inspiring, Ray's Parade is highly-recommended to sports enthusiasts as well as teachers and USMA graduates. For more information, please visit Xlibris.com or call (888) 795-4274 today.
About the Author
Marilyn Marchand Moore (b. 02/25/1926), a.k.a. Skip, grew up in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, while her father was coach of hockey and soccer a few miles away at West Point, New York. Marilyn married Capt. James Daniel Moore, (USMA January 1943) in July 1945. She attended college at N.C. State, Un. Maryland and is a Stetson University alumni, 1987. Colonel and Mrs. Moore had three children: son James D. Moore Jr. who was born in 1948 and died in 2003; daughter Lyn, born 1952, who married Kerry D. Keith, January 1973; and daughter Donna, born in June 1962, married to Michael E. Griswold, 1991. Shortly after her husband's death in 1990, Marilyn moved to Indian River Colony Club, Melbourne, Florida. She took a correspondence course from the Famous Writers School to write her father's story. "He was a great man and deserves to be recognized," she states. The author continues to learn through courses from The Teaching Company.
Ray's Parade * by Marilyn Marchand Moore
Coach Ray Marchand, "Father, USMA Hockey"
Publication Date: December 19, 2008
Trade Paperback; $15.99; 105 pages; 978-1-4363-7034-9
Cloth Hardback; $24.99; 105 pages; 978-1-4363-7035-6
To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x. 7876.
For more information, contact Xlibris at (888) 795-4274 or on the web at www.Xlibris.com.