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Glenn Killinger, all-American : Penn State's World War I era sports hero / Todd M. Mealy ; foreword by Howard W. Bedell.
Van Pelt Library GV697.K74 M43 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mealy, Todd M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Killinger, Glenn, 1898-1988.
- Killinger, Glenn.
- Pennsylvania State University--Sports--History.
- Pennsylvania State University.
- Athletes--United States--Biography.
- Athletes.
- Sports.
- History.
- United States.
- Football players--United States--Biography.
- Football players.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 266 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
- Summary:
- "In this first biography of W. Glenn Killinger, the author explores the ways in which home-front culture during World War I--focused on heroism, masculinity and sporting culture--created the demand for sports and sports icons and drove the ascent college athletics in the first quarter of the 20th century"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476670515
- 147667051X
- OCLC:
- 1031424823
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