The Sporting World of Modern South (Sport and Society)
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: March 14, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780252070365
Subjects: Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects; Social history; Sports & Outdoor Recreation; Sports & Recreation; History - U.S.; Sports; History; Popular Culture - General; United States - State & Local - General; Sports & Recreation / History; Social aspects; Southern States
First sentence: When Huey P. Long endeavored to render the image of Louisiana more prominent in the consciousness of the nation and at the same time place his own stamp on the state university three-quarters of a century ago, he looked to the football field.