American Sports: From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Televised Sports

by Benjamin G. Rader

The Fourth Edition of this book offers a gracefully written, analytical history of American sports from the colonial era to the present. It gives special attention to the historical relationship between sports and such major social cleavages as class, race, ethnicity, gender, and region as well as the power that sports have exercised in binding diverse peoples together.

Genres: History

344 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Alexandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

Damn I didn't realize it was like that with Teddy Roosevelt

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good overview of the facts, but rather disjointed due to the volume of information. Good reference; not particularly fun to read straight through.