Sports in American life : a history / Richard O. Davies

Object Details

Contents

Games the colonists played -- The emergence of organized sports, 1815-1860 -- "This noble and envigorating game" -- The persistent dilemma of race -- "Only in America!" -- The democratization of sports

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Date

2007

Author

Davies, Richard O. 1937-

Type

Books

Physical description

xxii, 485 p. : ill ; 25 cm

Place

United States

Topic

Sports--History

Record ID

siris_sil_950591

Usage

CC0