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Washington, DC, is best known for its politics and monuments, but sport has always been an integral part of the city, and Washingtonians are among the country's most avid sports fans. DC Sports gathers seventeen essays examining the history of sport in the nation's capital, from turn-of-th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Elzey, Chris (Editor ), Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951- (Editor )
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, 2015.
Colección:Sport, culture & society (University of Arkansas Press)
Temas:
Sports > Washington (D.C.) > History.
Sports > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Sports.
Washington (D.C.)
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Extraordinary History of Cycling and Bike Racing in Washington, DC; 2. Less Than Monumental; 3. The Biggest "Classic" of Them All; 4. Teeing Off against Jim Crow; 5. Shirley Povich and the Tee Shot That Helped Launch DC Sportswriting; 6. Between the Lines; 7. Exercising Civil Rights; 8. "The Greatest High School Basketball Game Ever Played"; 9. Whips, Darts, and Dips; 10. Uniting a Divided City; 11. George Allen, Richard Nixon, and the Washington Redskins.
  • 12. A Little Big Man, a Fat Lady, and the Bullets' Remarkable Season13. Assuming "Its Place among the Ice Hockey Centers of the Nation"; 14. "The People's Race"; 15. Georgetown Basketball in Reagan's America; 16. Washington Baseball Fans; 17. Washington Sports Memories, Personal and Collective; Notes; Contributors; Index.

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