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.

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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