Sport in America: From Wicked Amusement to National Obsession

by David K. Wiggins

Book Overview

This book brings to one volume 19 essays representing some of the best sport history research in the field today. Sport in America helps fill the gaps in American sport history literature and provides a balanced perspective by presenting a variety of methodological approaches to historical research. This affordable reader is primarily designed to supplement these widely used sport history texts: -Benjamin Rader, American Sports: From the Age of Folk...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873225201
• ISBN13: 9780873225205
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher