DC sports : the nation's capital at play /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Elzey, Chris (Editor), Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951- (Editor)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, 2015.
Series:Sport, culture & society (University of Arkansas Press)
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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