Major Problems in American Sport History: Documents and Essays

Major Problems in American History

by Steven A. Riess, Thomas G. Paterson (Editor)

Each topic in this text is covered by both secondary readings and a wide variety of primary source documents, including legal decisions, diary entries, newspaper reports, literary accounts, government hearings, and advertisements for athletic equipment.

437 pages, Paperback

First published December 17, 1996

About the author

A leading authority on the history of sports in modern America, Steven A. Riess is the former the Bernard Brommel Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of History at Northeastern Illinois University. A graduate of New York University, he earned his masters and doctorate degrees at the University of Chicago.