Heroes and Ballyhoo: How the Golden Age of the 1920s Transformed American Sports
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A handful of star athletes, along with their promoters and journalists, created America's sports entertainment industry during the 1920s, the Golden Age of American sports. The period had an extraordinary impact, profoundly changing individual sports, establishing the secular religion of sports and sports heroes, and helping bond disparate social and regional sectors of the country. It's when sports became a cornerstone of modern American life. Heroes...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1597974129
ISBN13:9781597974127
Release Date:November 2009
Publisher:Potomac Books
Length:336 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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