Sports in American life : a history / Richard O. Davies.
| Author/creator | Davies, Richard O., 1937- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007. |
| Description | xxii, 485 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Games the colonists played -- The emergence of organized sports, 1815-1860 -- "This noble and envigorating game" -- The persistent dilemma of race -- "Only in America!" -- The democratization of sports. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [448]-471) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006023918 |
| ISBN | 1405106476 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1405106484 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781405106474 |
| ISBN | 9781405106481 |