Title: America's sporting heritage, 1850-1950 /
Authors: Betts, John Rickards, 1917-1971.
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.,
Year: 1974
Subjects: Sports United States History; Sports history; United States
Contents: pt. 1: The rise of class sport, 1850-1920 -- Ch. 1. Early years of American sport -- Ch. 2. Rural and urban influences before the Civil War -- Ch. 3. Sporting journalism and the technological revolution -- Ch. 4. The athletic impulse, 1860-1890 -- Ch. 5. The triumph of athletics, 1890-1920 -- Ch. 6. Of gentlemen and pugs -- Ch. 7. Urbanization and democratization -- Ch. 8. Social and cultural implications, 1860-1920 -- pt. 2: The rise of mass sport, 1920-1950 -- Ch. 9. Fabulous and tragic years, 1920-1935 -- Ch. 10. Recovery, war, and peace -- Ch. 11. Business, industry, and the economic scene -- Ch. 12. Social democracy and the playing fields -- Ch. 13. Education, religion, and the arts -- References and bibliography.