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Sports in America from colonial times to the twenty-first century : an encyclopedia / Steven A. Riess, editor.
Van Pelt Library GV583 .S68588 2011 v.1-3
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--United States--History.
- Sports.
- Sports--Social aspects.
- History.
- United States.
- Sports--Social aspects--United States--History.
- Physical Description:
- 3 volumes (xxiii, 1063, I-115 pages) : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, [2011]
- Summary:
- Sports always have been interwoven into the fabric of American life, promoting traditional values and reinforcing pride in shared ethnic identity. From Hank Aaron to Yankee Stadium, this set provides an examination of what sports have meant to American history and society for the past 400 years.
- Contents:
- V. 1. A-F
- v. 2. G-Q
- v. 3. R-Z.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780765617064
- 0765617064
- OCLC:
- 694509742
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