Sport and American Mentality, 1880-1910

by Donald J. Mrozek

Sport and American Mentality, 1880-1910 Donald J. Sport and American Mentality, 1880-1910 Univ of Tennessee FIRST First Edition, 2nd Printing (1985). Published by Univ of Tennessee Press, 1983. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with spotting to page ends. Great copy of this sports title exploring its history. No dust jacket. Seller 352105 Sports

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Dr. Donald J. Mrozek.

Don Mrozek, a professor of history at Kansas State University, Kansas, USA, since 1972 and a faculty member of the university’s new Institute for Military History and 20th Century Studies, is a specialist in American military history, with particular interests in civil-military relations, the interplay between societal development and military institutions, American notions about the nature of war and aspects of American military aviation. He also studies the 20th century in general and American cultural history, with an emphasis on the history of sport and the emergence of mass popular culture.

Reviews

[Oliver Bateman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Slow-going, to be sure, but likely the best intellectual history of sports that will ever be written. Perhaps I'll get around to writing the 1980-2010 follow-up one day.