Sports in Pennsylvania
By: Karen Guenther.
Contributors: Pennsylvania Historical Association.
Series: Pennsylvania history studies series -- no. 30.; Pennsylvania history studies -- no. 30.
Publisher: Pennsylvania Historical Association
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Mansfield, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
Subjects: Sports -- Pennsylvania -- History; Professional sports -- Pennsylvania -- History; Athletics -- Pennsylvania -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-113).
Table of contents: title: Editor's introduction; title: Introduction; title: "Riotous sports, plays & games" : sports in Pennsylvania prior to 1860; title: Amateur athletics go to college; title: The rise of professional sports, 1860-1945; title: Professional sports since 1945; title: Sports and popular culture; title: Acknowledgements; title: Notes; title: Suggestions for further reading.