The Best Seahawk-Theme’d Book
I’ve been trying to figure out how to introduce this book to my readers for some time. It is a “perfect holiday present for any 12th man.” It’s also something that “should be required reading for all Seahawks fans.” It’s also a large number of other superlatives that I’ve thought of and have decided not to use. Instead, I’ll just say what the title of this posts says: This is the best book about the Seahawks theme’d book out there.
Notes From A 12th Man: A Truly Biased History of the Seattle Seahawks by Mark Turner (click HERE to find it on Amazon)
Yes, as the title suggests, it is a history book. What it isn’t is a history book like you remember from when you were in school. The stories full of whit,
Mark Turner has a way of bringing out the emotion inherit in each of the games and events he describes. I found myself re-experiencing joy of the Chuck Knox era, the desperation of the 94 saga when the Seahawks almost moved to LA, and the pride of the superbowl season.
In case you can’t tell, I really enjoyed reading this book and I highly recommend it reading it if you are a Seahawks fan.
Mark was nice enough to answer a few questions for me via email. If you have any questions you’d like me to ask Mark, post them in the comments section of this post, or sent to to me via email, and I’ll pass them along. I’m also hoping to get Mark to join me for a podcast in a week or 2.
Keith Myers (KM): What made you decide write book on the history of the Seahawks?
Mark Turner (MT): I always thought the Seahawks warranted a real full-fledged history book. Being located in South Alaska, the team has been largely ignored by the national media so I figured I better write it myself. I’ve been a 12th Man since the beginning and have written professionally for over twenty years. Consequently, my publisher believed I had the background to write about the history of the Hawks.
KM: Do you have plans to add new chapters down the road, or to publish a second volume?
MT: I have written a few new chapters but I’m not sure about when another volume will come out. Perhaps after the Hawks hoist the Lombardi in a few years. (Yep, I am a glass half-full kind of 12th Man.)
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