Sports in America from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century: An Encyclopedia
Sports in America from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century: An Encyclopedia
Editor: Riess, Steven A.
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
Single-User Purchase Price:
$158.00

Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$237.00
ISBN: 978-0-7656-1706-4
Category: Arts & Leisure - Sports
Image Count:
234
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
A sweeping perspective of sports in the United States from the colonial era to the present day, this work explores the subject from a variety of perspectives -- society, business, economics, law, politics, psychology, and others.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Sports and Society in American History
- A
- Aaron, Hank
- Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
- African American Baseball, Before 1920
- African American Baseball, Negro League Era
- African Americans
- Agents
- Air Racing
- Ali, Muhammad
- All-America Football Conference
- All-American Girls Baseball League
- Amateur Athletic Union
- Amateurism
- American Basketball Association
- America's Cup
- Archery
- Arledge, Roone
- Armstrong, Lance
- Arts, Visual
- Ashe, Arthur
- Astrodome
- Athletic Clubs
- Athletics, Oakland/Kansas City/Philadelphia
- Atlas, Charles
- Automobile Racing
- Avalanche, Colorado/Quebec Nordiques
- B
- Baker, Hobey
- Baseball, to 1870
- Baseball, Major League
- Baseball, Minor League
- Baseball, Semiprofessional
- Basketball, College
- Basketball, Professional, Pre-NBA
- Basketball, Professional, NBA Era
- Basketball, Women's
- Baugh, Sammy
- Bears, Chicago
- Bennett, James G., Jr.
- Berenson, Senda
- Billiards
- Black Sox Scandal
- Blackhawks, Chicago
- Blue Jays, Toronto
- Blue Laws
- Bobsled, Luge, and Skeleton
- Bodybuilding
- Bonds, Barry
- Bowl Games, College Football
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Braves, Atlanta/Milwaukee/Boston
- Brotherhood of Professional Baseball Players
- Brown, Jim
- Brown, Paul
- Browns, Cleveland
- Bruins, Boston
- Brundage, Avery
- Bryant, Bear
- Bulls, Chicago
- Business of Sports
- C
- Camp, Walter
- Canadiens, Montreal
- Canine Sports
- Canoeing
- Canucks, Vancouver
- Cardinals, St. Louis (Baseball)
- Catholic Youth Organization
- Celtics, Boston
- Celtics, Original
- Central Park, New York City
- Chamberlain, Wilt
- Cheerleading
- Chinese Americans
- Class, Economic and Social
- Clemente, Roberto
- Clothing
- Cobb, Ty
- Cockfighting
- College All-Star Football Game
- College Basketball Scandal of 1951
- Colonial Era
- Colts, Indianapolis/Baltimore
- Comiskey, Charles
- Cosell, Howard
- Country Clubs
- Cowboys, Dallas
- Coyotes, Phoenix/Winnipeg Jets
- Crawfords, Pittsburgh
- Cricket
- Crime, Organized
- Croquet
- Cross Country
- Cubs, Chicago
- Curling
- Cycling
- D
- Davis, Al
- Davis Cup
- De La Hoya, Oscar
- Dempsey, Jack
- Didrikson (Zaharias), Babe
- DiMaggio, Joe
- Disability Sports
- Diving
- Dodgers, Los Angeles/Brooklyn
- Drugs, Performance-Enhancing
- E
- Early Republic, Antebellum, and Civil War Eras, 1790–1870
- Earnhardt, Dale
- Eclipse
- Ederle, Gertrude
- Endorsements, Athlete
- Epstein, Charlotte
- ESPN
- Extreme Sports
- F
- Federal League
- Feller, Bob
- Fencing
- Field Hockey
- Figure Skating
- Film
- Fishing
- Flames, Calgary/Atlanta
- Football, College
- Football, Professional
- 49ers, San Francisco
- Foster, Andrew “Rube”
- G
- Gambling
- Gans, Joe
- Gehrig, Lou
- German Americans
- Giants, Cuban (Baseball)
- Giants, New York (Football)
- Giants, San Francisco/New York (Baseball)
- Gibson, Althea
- Gibson, Josh
- Gilded Age, 1870–1900
- Glickman, Marty
- Globalization
- Golf
- Gonzales, Pancho
- Gonzales, Rodolfo “Corky”
- Gottlieb, Eddie
- Government, Local
- Government, U.S.
- Grange, Red
- Grays, Homestead
- Greenberg, Hank
- Greenlee, Gus
- Gretzky, Wayne
- Gulick, Luther
- Gymnastics
- H
- Hagen, Walter
- Halas, George
- Hamm, Mia
- Handball
- Harlem Globetrotters
- Harness Racing
- Historically Black Colleges
- Hogan, Ben
- Holman, Nat
- Horse Racing
- Hot Rodding
- Hunting
- I
- Ice Hockey
- Indianapolis 500
- Indians, Cleveland
- Industrial Sports
- Industrialization
- Injuries, Protection Against and Remediation of
- Intercollegiate Athletic Associations and Conferences
- Interscholastic Sports
- Interwar Period and World War II, 1920–1945
- Irish Americans
- Italian Americans
- J
- Japanese Americans
- Jeffries, Jim
- Jewish Americans
- Jockey Club, The
- Johnson, Earvin “Magic”
- Johnson, Jack
- Johnson, Walter
- Jones, Bobby
- Jordan, Michael
- Joyner-Kersee, Jackie
- K
- Kahanamoku, Duke
- Kentucky Derby
- King, Billie Jean
- King, Don
- Knicks, New York
- Koufax, Sandy
- Krone, Julie
- L
- Lacrosse
- Lakers, Los Angeles/Minneapolis
- LaMotta, Jake
- Landis, Kenesaw Mountain
- Lapchick, Joe
- Lardner, Ring
- Latinos and Latinas
- Law
- Lee, Bruce
- Leonard, Benny
- Leonard, Sugar Ray
- Lewis, Carl
- Lieberman, Nancy
- Liston, Sonny
- Literature
- Literature, Juvenile
- Little League Baseball
- Lombardi, Vince
- Louis, Joe
- Luckman, Sid
- M
- Mack, Connie
- Madison Square Garden
- Major League Baseball Players Association
- Man o’ War
- Manley, Effa
- Mantle, Mickey
- Maple Leafs, Toronto
- Marathon
- Marble, Alice
- Marciano, Rocky
- Martial Arts
- Mascots, Names, and Symbols
- Mathewson, Christy
- Mays, Willie
- McGraw, John J.
- McLendon, John
- Military, Sports and the
- Miller, Marvin
- Minoso, Minnie
- Monarchs, Kansas City
- Monday Night Football
- Morrissey, John
- Motley, Marion
- Motorcycle Sports
- Mountaineering
- Murphy, Isaac
- Muscular Christianity
- Music
- N
- Naismith, James
- Namath, Joe
- NASCAR
- National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
- National Football League Players Association
- National Hockey League Players’ Association
- National Police Gazette
- Nationals, Washington/Montreal Expos
- Native Americans
- Navratilova, Martina
- Newspapers and Magazines
- Nicklaus, Jack
- Nike
- Notre Dame, University of
- O
- Oilers, Edmonton
- Olympics, Summer
- Olympics, Winter
- O'Malley, Walter
- Orioles, Baltimore/St. Louis Browns
- Owens, Jesse
- P
- Pacific Coast League
- Pacific Islanders
- Packers, Green Bay
- Paige, Satchel
- Palmer, Arnold
- Pan American Games
- Parks, Municipal
- Patriots, New England
- Pedestrianism
- Petty, Richard
- Phelps, Michael
- Phillies, Philadelphia
- Physical Education
- Pirates, Pittsburgh
- Pistons, Detroit
- Playgrounds and Playground Movement
- Polish Americans
- Pollard, Fritz
- Polo
- Posey, Cumberland
- Postwar Era, 1946–1970
- Postwar Era, Since 1970
- Progressive Era, 1900–1920
- Psychology, Sports
- Public Schools Athletic League
- R
- Race and Race Relations
- Racquet Sports (Except Tennis)
- Radio
- Raiders, Oakland/Los Angeles
- Rams, St. Louis/Los Angeles/Cleveland
- Rangers, New York
- Red Sox, Boston
- Red Wings, Detroit
- Reds, Cincinnati
- Redskins, Washington
- Religion
- Renaissance, New York
- Reserve Clause
- Rickard, Tex
- Rickey, Branch
- Robertson, Oscar
- Robeson, Paul
- Robinson, Eddie
- Robinson, Frank
- Robinson, Jackie
- Robinson, Sugar Ray
- Rockne, Knute
- Rodeo
- Roller Sports
- Roosevelt, Theodore
- Rose, Pete
- Ross, Barney
- Rowing
- Rozelle, Pete
- Rudolph, Wilma
- Rugby
- Running
- Russell, Bill
- Ruth, Babe
- S
- Saloons, Taverns, and Sports Bars
- Saperstein, Abe
- Schwarzenegger, Arnold
- Seabiscuit
- Sears Eleonora
- Settlement Houses
- 76ers, Philadelphia/Syracuse Nationals
- Shoemaker, Willie
- Shooting
- Skateboarding
- Skiing, Alpine
- Skiing, Freestyle
- Skiing, Nordic
- Snowboarding
- Soccer
- Softball
- Sokol Movement
- Spalding, Albert
- Speed Skating
- Speedboating
- Sporting Goods Industry
- Sporting News
- Sports Illustrated
- Stadiums and Arenas
- Stagg, Amos A.
- Steelers, Pittsburgh
- Steinbrenner, George
- Stevens, John C.
- Sullivan, John L.
- Super Bowl
- Surfing
- Swimming
- T
- Taylor, Major
- Technology
- Television
- Tennis
- Thorpe, Jim
- Tigers, Detroit
- Tilden, Bill
- Title IX
- Track and Field
- Trevino, Lee
- Triathlon
- Turnvereins
- Twins, Minnesota/Washington Senators
- Tyson, Mike
- U
- Urbanization
- V
- Veeck, Bill
- Violence in Sports
- Volleyball
- W
- Warriors, Golden State/San Francisco/Philadelphia
- Washington, Ora
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Weissmuller, Johnny
- White Sox, Chicago
- Wide World of Sports, ABC's
- Williams, Ted (1918–2002)
- Wills (Moody), Helen
- Women
- Wooden, John
- Woods, Tiger
- World Hockey Association
- Wrestling, Amateur
- Wrestling, Professional
- Wright, Harry
- Y
- Yacht Racing
- Yankee Stadium
- Yankees, New York
- Young Men's Christian Association and Young Women's Christian Association
- Young Men's/Women's Hebrew Association
- Chronology
- Institutions, Organizations, and Governing Bodies
- Books