The Chicago Sports Reader: 100 Years of Sports in the Windy City - Couverture souple

 
9780252076152: The Chicago Sports Reader: 100 Years of Sports in the Windy City
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 025207615X ISBN 13 : 9780252076152
Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 2009

Synopsis

The Chicago Sports Reader examines Chicago's long and glorious history of recreational and competitive sport, and as the home of the finest sporting events and most loyal fans in the United States. Contributors explore why sports have been especially important in Chicago, how these sports were organized, and how sports promote not only a sense of community and hometown pride but also the agony of defeat and betrayal. This indispensable collection surveys the essential events and main teams in the city's sports history--the Bears, the Cubs, the White Sox, the Black Hawks, and the Bulls--as well as great Chicago sports legends Red Grange, Michael Jordan, and others. The authors also examine more specialized sports such as racing, cycling, and women's baseball. In addition to examining the highlights of Chicago sport, The Chicago Sports Reader also acknowledges a few lowlights, such as the role of organized crime, the Cubs' demise in 1969, and the infamous Black Sox scandal of 1919.

Contributors are George D. Bushnell, Susan K. Cahn, John M. Carroll, David Claerbaut, Bruce J. Evensen, Gerald R. Gems, Walter LeFeber, Robin Dale Lester, Michael E. Lomax, Daniel A. Nathan, Steven A. Riess, Cord Scott, and John Chi-Kit Wong.

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À propos de l?auteur

Steven A. Riess is a professor of history and a Bernard J. Brommel Distinguished Research Professor at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago. Gerald R. Gems is a professor of health and physical education at North Central College, Naperville, Illinois.

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Éditeur
University of Illinois Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
025207615X
ISBN 13 
9780252076152
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
384
Éditeur
Riess Steven A., Gems Gerald R.
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780252032813: The Chicago Sports Reader: 100 Years of Sports in the Windy City

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ISBN 10 :  0252032810 ISBN 13 :  9780252032813
Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 2009
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