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Chicago Sports Reader 100 Years of Sports in the Windy City

Riess Steven A. Gems Gerald R.
Heftet / 2009 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780252076152
Publisert
2009-01-29
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Illinois Press
Vekt
626 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
384

Redaktør
Riess Steven A.
Gems Gerald R.

Biographical note

Steven A. Riess is a professor of history and a Bernard J. Brommel Distinguished Research Professor at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago. Gerald R. Gems is a professor of health and physical education at North Central College, Naperville, Illinois.

Chicago Sports Reader 100 Years of Sports in the Windy City

Riess Steven A. Gems Gerald R.
Heftet / 2009 / Engelsk
Riess Steven A. Gems Gerald R.
Heftet / 2009 / Engelsk
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“Classic essays. . . . Recommended.”--<i>Choice</i>

"Chicago wins! There is no comparable volume packing so much into it as <i>The Chicago Sports Reader.</i> What a powerful line-up! Readers will savor its endless pleasures."--Michael H. Ebner, Lake Forest College and <i>Chicago Tribune</i> All-Star Team of College Professors

"A fascinating collection . . . . <i>The Chicago Sports Reader</i> provides a noteworthy account of interest to both the expert and sports enthusiast alike."--Dominic A. Pacyga, author of <i>Polish Immigrants and Industrial Chicago: Workers on the South Side, 1880-1922</i>

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"An impressive roster of essays illuminating the compelling history of sports in the Windy City, from horse racing to hockey. A wonderful collection showing how sports and Chicago are interconnected for men and women of various social classes, races, and ethnicities."--Linda J. Borish, coauthor of <i>Sports in American History: From Colonization to Globalization</i>

The Chicago Sports Reader examines Chicago's long and glorious history of recreational and competitive sport, and as the home of the finest sporting events and most loyal fans in the United States. Contributors explore why sports have been especially important in Chicago, how these sports were organized, and how sports promote not only a sense of community and hometown pride but also the agony of defeat and betrayal. This indispensable collection surveys the essential events and main teams in the city's sports history--the Bears, the Cubs, the White Sox, the Black Hawks, and the Bulls--as well as great Chicago sports legends Red Grange, Michael Jordan, and others. The authors also examine more specialized sports such as racing, cycling, and women's baseball. In addition to examining the highlights of Chicago sport, The Chicago Sports Reader also acknowledges a few lowlights, such as the role of organized crime, the Cubs' demise in 1969, and the infamous Black Sox scandal of 1919. Contributors are George D. Bushnell, Susan K. Cahn, John M. Carroll, David Claerbaut, Bruce J. Evensen, Gerald R. Gems, Walter LeFeber, Robin Dale Lester, Michael E. Lomax, Daniel A. Nathan, Steven A. Riess, Cord Scott, and John Chi-Kit Wong.
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A celebration of the fast, the strong, the agile, and the tricky throughout Chicago's storied sports history
Introduction: The History of Sports in Chicago   Steven A. Riess   1 1. Horse Racing in Chicago, 1883-1894: The Interplay of Class, Politics, and Organized Crime   Steven A. Riess   59 2. When Chicago Was Wheel Crazy   George D. Bushnell   81 3. The Car Race of the Century   Cord Scott 91 4. The Rise of the Spectator, the Coach, and the Player, 1895-1905   Robin Dale Lester   105 5. Black Entrepreneurship in the National Pastime: The Rise of Semiprofessional Baseball in Black Chicago, 1890-1915   Michael E. Lomax   147 6. News, Narratives, and the Black Sox Scandal: History's First Draft   Daniel A. Nathan   173 7. Red Grange and the Chicago Bears   John M. Carroll   199 8. The Dempsey-Tunney Fight   Bruce J. Evensen   233 9. Entrepreneurship and the Rise of the Chicago Blackhawks   John Chi-Kit Wong   253 10. Blocked Shot: The Development of Basketball in the African-American Community of Chicago   Gerald R. Gems   281 11. No Freaks, No Amazons, No Boyish Bobs   Susan K. Cahn   299 12. 1969 and the Chicago Cubs   David Claerbaut   317 13. Bittersweet Championships: Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls, and International Sports Marketing   Walter L. LeFeber   341 Contributors   353 Index   357Illustrations follow page 252  
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A celebration of the fast, the strong, the agile, and the tricky throughout Chicago's storied sports history

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“Classic essays. . . . Recommended.”--<i>Choice</i>

"Chicago wins! There is no comparable volume packing so much into it as <i>The Chicago Sports Reader.</i> What a powerful line-up! Readers will savor its endless pleasures."--Michael H. Ebner, Lake Forest College and <i>Chicago Tribune</i> All-Star Team of College Professors

"A fascinating collection . . . . <i>The Chicago Sports Reader</i> provides a noteworthy account of interest to both the expert and sports enthusiast alike."--Dominic A. Pacyga, author of <i>Polish Immigrants and Industrial Chicago: Workers on the South Side, 1880-1922</i>

Se alle

"An impressive roster of essays illuminating the compelling history of sports in the Windy City, from horse racing to hockey. A wonderful collection showing how sports and Chicago are interconnected for men and women of various social classes, races, and ethnicities."--Linda J. Borish, coauthor of <i>Sports in American History: From Colonization to Globalization</i>

The Chicago Sports Reader examines Chicago's long and glorious history of recreational and competitive sport, and as the home of the finest sporting events and most loyal fans in the United States. Contributors explore why sports have been especially important in Chicago, how these sports were organized, and how sports promote not only a sense of community and hometown pride but also the agony of defeat and betrayal. This indispensable collection surveys the essential events and main teams in the city's sports history--the Bears, the Cubs, the White Sox, the Black Hawks, and the Bulls--as well as great Chicago sports legends Red Grange, Michael Jordan, and others. The authors also examine more specialized sports such as racing, cycling, and women's baseball. In addition to examining the highlights of Chicago sport, The Chicago Sports Reader also acknowledges a few lowlights, such as the role of organized crime, the Cubs' demise in 1969, and the infamous Black Sox scandal of 1919. Contributors are George D. Bushnell, Susan K. Cahn, John M. Carroll, David Claerbaut, Bruce J. Evensen, Gerald R. Gems, Walter LeFeber, Robin Dale Lester, Michael E. Lomax, Daniel A. Nathan, Steven A. Riess, Cord Scott, and John Chi-Kit Wong.
Les mer
A celebration of the fast, the strong, the agile, and the tricky throughout Chicago's storied sports history
Introduction: The History of Sports in Chicago   Steven A. Riess   1 1. Horse Racing in Chicago, 1883-1894: The Interplay of Class, Politics, and Organized Crime   Steven A. Riess   59 2. When Chicago Was Wheel Crazy   George D. Bushnell   81 3. The Car Race of the Century   Cord Scott 91 4. The Rise of the Spectator, the Coach, and the Player, 1895-1905   Robin Dale Lester   105 5. Black Entrepreneurship in the National Pastime: The Rise of Semiprofessional Baseball in Black Chicago, 1890-1915   Michael E. Lomax   147 6. News, Narratives, and the Black Sox Scandal: History's First Draft   Daniel A. Nathan   173 7. Red Grange and the Chicago Bears   John M. Carroll   199 8. The Dempsey-Tunney Fight   Bruce J. Evensen   233 9. Entrepreneurship and the Rise of the Chicago Blackhawks   John Chi-Kit Wong   253 10. Blocked Shot: The Development of Basketball in the African-American Community of Chicago   Gerald R. Gems   281 11. No Freaks, No Amazons, No Boyish Bobs   Susan K. Cahn   299 12. 1969 and the Chicago Cubs   David Claerbaut   317 13. Bittersweet Championships: Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls, and International Sports Marketing   Walter L. LeFeber   341 Contributors   353 Index   357Illustrations follow page 252  
Les mer
A celebration of the fast, the strong, the agile, and the tricky throughout Chicago's storied sports history

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780252076152
Publisert
2009-01-29
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Illinois Press
Vekt
626 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
384

Redaktør
Riess Steven A.
Gems Gerald R.

Biographical note

Steven A. Riess is a professor of history and a Bernard J. Brommel Distinguished Research Professor at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago. Gerald R. Gems is a professor of health and physical education at North Central College, Naperville, Illinois.

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