A Brief History of American Sports
- ISBN-10
- 0252071840
- ISBN-13
- 9780252071843
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 290
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Authors
- Elliott J. Gorn, Warren Goldstein
Description
Elliott J. Gorn and Warren 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.
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