The Arena: Inside the Tailgating, Ticket-Scalping, Mascot-Racing, Dubiously Funded, and Possibly Haunted Monuments of American Sp

by Rafi Kohan

Book Overview

The American sports stadium, for all its raucous glory, is an overlooked centerpiece--a veritable temple--of our national culture. A hallowed ground for communal worship, this is where history is made on grass, artificial turf, hardwood, and even ice; where nostalgia flows as freely as ten-dollar beers; where everything thrills, from exploding fireworks to grinning cheerleaders. In The Arena, "an altogether new and riveting sports classic" (Josh...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 163149127X
• ISBN13: 9781631491276
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"