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Item Details
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF AMERICAN SPORTS
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| By: |
Elliott Gorn, Warren Goldstein |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£14.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0252071840 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780252071843 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
16 February, 2004 |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
Shows us where our games and pastimes came from, how they developed, and what they have meant to Americans. This book talks about the great heroes of baseball and football, as well as the dramatic moments of boxing and basketball. It also shows us how sports fit into the larger contours of our past. |
| Synopsis: |
Gorn and Goldstein show us where our games and pastimes came from, how they developed, and what they have meant to Americans. The great heroes of baseball and football are here, as well as the dramatic moments of boxing and basketball. Beyond this, the authors show us how sports fit into the larger contours of our past. "A Brief History of American Sports" reveals that from colonial times to the present, sports have been central to American culture, and a profound expression of who we are. |
| Illustrations: |
13 photographs, 19 line drawings |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Illinois Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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