A people's history of sports in the United States

from bull-baiting to Barry Bonds-- 250 years of politics, protest, people, and play

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New Press
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English

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Table of Contents

Until the 20th century
Rough riding
Sports and leisure
No depression
War and its discontents
"Have we gone soft?"
Sports on the edge of panic
The flood gates
The 1980s : welcome to hell
C.R.E.A.M.
More of the same vs. change?

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.4/830973
Library of Congress
GV706.35 .Z567 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL19327079M
ISBN 13
9781595581006
LCCN
2008020420
Library Thing
5380737
Goodreads
2288022

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Work ID
OL8954344W

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