Sports in American life : a history /
Davies, Richard O.,1937-
Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Publishing,
2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [448]-471) and index.
Games the colonists played -- The emergence of organized sports, 1815-1860 -- "This noble and envigorating game" -- The persistent dilemma of race -- "Only in America!" -- The democratization of sports.
Sports