| Description |
1 online resource (1678 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Guide to Related Topics; VOLUME 1; Aaron, Hank (1934- ); AAU Basketball; Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (1947- ); Adidas; Advertising and Sport; Agassi, Andre (1970- ); Ali, Laila (1977- ); Ali, Muhammad (1942- ); ""Alibi Ike"" (1915); All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL); Allen, Mel (1913-1996); All-Star Game (Baseball); American Basketball Association (ABA); American Football League (AFL); America's Cup; Angels in the Outfield (1951, 1994); Arena Football; Armstrong, Lance (1972- ); The A's (Athletics); Ashe, Arthur (1943-1993); Astrodome |
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Auerbach, Arnold ""Red"" (1917-2006)Auriemma, Geno (1954- ); Autry, Gene (1907-1998); The Babe Ruth Story (1948); The Bad News Bears (1976); Ball Four (1970); Bang the Drum Slowly (1956); Banks, Ernest ""Ernie"" (1931- ); Barkley, Charles (1963- ); Barry, Rick (1944- ); Baseball Cards; Baseball Hall of Fame; ""Baseball's Sad Lexicon"" (1910); Belichick, Bill (1952- ); Benoit Samuelson, Joan (1957- ); Berra, Yogi (1925- ); The Big House (Michigan Stadium); Big Red Machine; Bird, Larry (1956- ); Black Power Salute (1968 Olympics); Black Sox Scandal (1919); Blair, Bonnie (1964- ) |
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Blazejowski, Carol (1956- )The Blind Side (2009); Blue, Vida (1949- ); Bonds, Barry (1964- ); Bonneville Salt Flats; Boston Celtics; Boston Marathon; Boston Red Sox; Bowl Championship Series (BCS); Bowl Games; Bradshaw, Terry (1948- ); Breaking Away (1979); Brian's Song (1971); Brooklyn Dodgers; Brosnan, Jim (1929- ); Brown, Jim (1936- ); Bryant, Kobe (1978- ); Bryant, Paul ""Bear"" (1913-1983); Bud Bowl; Bull Durham (1988); Burns, Ken (1953- ); Butkus, Dick (1942- ); Caddyshack (1980); Caray, Harry (1914-1998); ""Casey at the Bat"" (1888); ""The Catch"" (1982); CCNY 1950 Double Championships |
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Chamberlain, Wilt (1936-1999)Champion (1949); Chastain, Brandi (1968- ); Cheerleading; Cheeseheads; Chest Bump; Chicago Bears; Chicago Bulls; Chicago Cubs; Chicago Defender; Chuck Taylor All Stars; Cinderella Man (2005); Citation; Clemens, Roger (1962- ); Clemente, Roberto (1934-1972); Cleveland Indians; Coach; Coachman, Alice (1923- ); Cobb (1994); Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA); College Basketball Scandals; Concussion; Connors, Jimmy (1952- ); Cool Runnings (1993); Cooper, Cynthia (1963- ); Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975); Cosell, Howard (1920-1995); Costas, Bob (1952- ); Cousy, Bob (1928- ) |
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Cowboys StadiumCrabbe, Buster (1908-1983); Cuban, Mark (1958- ); Dallas Cowboys; Damn Yankees; Davis, Al (1929-2011); Davis, Ernie (1939-1963); Daytona International Speedway; Dean, Dizzy (1910-1974); Death of a Salesman; Death Valley, LSU Football; Deford, Frank (1938- ); Didrikson, Babe (1911-1956); DiMaggio, Joe (1914-1999); Dipping and Baseball; Disco Demolition Night (1979); Ditka, Mike (1939- ); Dream Team; Dungy, Tony (1955- ); Dunk; Durant, Kevin (1988- ); VOLUME 2; EA Sports; Earnhardt, Ralph Dale, Sr. (1951-2001) and Earnhardt, Ralph Dale, Jr. (1974- ); Earthquake World Series (1989) |
| Summary |
America loves sports. This book examines and details the proof of this fascination seen throughout American society-in our literature, film, and music; our clothing and food; and the iconography of the nation |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780313397530 |
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0313397538 |
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