Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920

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Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920 presents the second edition of Stephen A. Riess's highly acclaimed study of the development of sports during one of the most transformational times in American history. Incorporating a wealth of updated material, Riess explores how American sport blossomed in the late nineteenth century. The widespread acceptance by the middle class of a positive sports creed justified sport as promoting health, morality, and character. Detailed chapters examine urbanization and the influence of technological innovation, including transportation, social class, ethnicity and race, sport and educational institutions, the rise of professional sports, and an entirely new concluding chapter on American sport in the international arena. The second edition of Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920, offers a wealth of insights into the origins and evolution of American sport while unfurling a pageant of celebrities, players, spectators, and entrepreneurs--all engaged in the drama that is American sport.

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