Sports -- United States -- History
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Sports -- United States -- History
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Incoming Resources
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- NHL, by Erin Nicks ; content consultant, John Wong, associate professor Washington State University
- Jesse Owens, a life in American history, F. Erik Brooks and Kevin M. Jones
- 50 years of American sports, a decade-by-decade history, James Buckley.[and others]
- Shatterproof, the 100 most unbreakable records in sports and why, by Richard Sowers
- The 100 greatest American athletes, Martin Gitlin
- Pictorial history of American sports, from colonial times to the present, [by] John Durant and Otto Bettmann
- In its own image, how television has transformed sports, Benjamin G. Rader
- Sometimes they even shook your hand, portraits of champions who walked among us, John Schulian ; foreword by William Nack
- A level playing field, African American athletes and the republic of sports, Gerald L. Early
- Pioneers of Black sport, the early days of the Black professional athlete in baseball, basketball, boxing, and football, Ocania Chalk
- Out of the shadows, a biographical history of African American athletes, edited by David K. Wiggins
- Greatest sports rivalries, 25 of the most intense and historic battles ever, by Jay Buckley Jr. & David Fischer ; foreword by Bill Walton ; with contributors, Ted Keith, Jon Scher, John Walters, John Wiebusch and Eric Zweig
- $40 million slaves, the rise, fall, and redemption of the Black athlete, William C. Rhoden
- Lombardi dies, Orr flies, Marshall cries, the sports legacy of 1970, Brad Schultz
- The great American sports page, a century of classic columns from Ring Lardner to Sally Jenkins, John Schulian, editor ; foreword by Charles P. Pierce
- The hard way, writing by the rebels who changed sports, edited by Will Balliett and Thomas Dyja ; foreword by Jim Bouton
- Thomas Hauser on sports, remembering the journey, Thomas Hauser
- Sports in American life, a history, Richard O. Davies
- The gospel according to ESPN, saints, saviors & sinners, edited by Jay Lovinger ; introduction by Hunter S. Thompson
- It's how you play the game, the powerful sports moments that taught lasting values to America's finest, Brian Kilmeade
- The Mad Dog Hall of Fame, the ultimate top-ten rankings of the best in sports, Christopher Russo and Allen St. John ; additional reporting by Matthew Shepatin
- The great American sports page, a century of classic columns from Ring Lardner to Sally Jenkins, foreword by Charles P. Pierce ; edited by John Schulian
- Sports of the Times, a day-by-day selection of the most important, thrilling, and inspired events of the past 150 years, edited by William Taaffe and David Fischer
- 200 years of sport in America, a pageant of a nation at play, by Wells Twombly ; creative director, David Bass ; editors, Jeremy Friedlander, John Wiebusch ; designer, Amy Yutani ; art research consultant, Enid Klass
- Pat Summerall's sports in America, 32 celebrated sports personalities talk about their most memorable moments in and out of the sports arena, Pat Summerall and Jim Moskovitz with Craig Kubey
- Sports in America
- The sports book, an unabashed assemblage of heroes, strategies, records & events, edited by Min S. Yee and designed by Donald K. Wright ; ill. by Sandra Forrest
- The worst call ever!, the most infamous calls ever blown by referees, umpires, and other blind officials, Kyle Garlett & Patrick O'Neal
- Howard Cosell, the man, the myth, and the transformation of American sports, Mark Ribowsky
- The Mad Dog 100, the greatest sports arguments of all time, Christopher Russo with Allen St. John
- The creation of American team sports, baseball and cricket, 1838-72, George B. Kirsch
- Forty million dollar slaves, the rise, fall, and redemption of the black athlete, William C. Rhoden
- Howard Cosell, The Man, the Myth, and the Transformation of American Sports
- Powerful moments in sports, the most significant sporting events in American history, Martin Gitlin
- Art Rust's Illustrated history of the Black athlete, Edna and Art Rust, Jr
- Working Americans ..., by Scott Derks
- Annals of American sport, by John Allen Krout
- Not till the fat lady sings, the most dramatic sports finishes of all time, [Les Krantz ; foreword by Doug Flutie]
- Living out loud, sports, cancer, and the things worth fighting for, Craig Sager, with Craig Sager II and Brian Curtis
- Forty million dollar slaves, the rise, fall, and redemption of the black athlete, William C. Rhoden
- Facts & dates of American sports, Gorton Carruth and Eugene Ehrlich ; introduction by Red Barber
- Sports in America, [produced by the Shoreline Publishing Group]
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