The Chicago Sports Reader
100 Years of Sports in the Windy City
Herausgeber: Riess, Steven A; Gems, Gerald R
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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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A celebration of the fast, the strong, the agile, and the tricky throughout Chicago's storied sports history
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Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Carquinez Press
- Seitenzahl: 384
- Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2009
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 227mm x 153mm x 24mm
- Gewicht: 603g
- ISBN-13: 9780252076152
- ISBN-10: 025207615X
- Artikelnr.: 25901631
- Verlag: Carquinez Press
- Seitenzahl: 384
- Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2009
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 227mm x 153mm x 24mm
- Gewicht: 603g
- ISBN-13: 9780252076152
- ISBN-10: 025207615X
- Artikelnr.: 25901631
Edited by Steven A. Riess and Gerald R. Gems
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 357
Illustrations follow page 252
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 357
Illustrations follow page 252
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 357
Illustrations follow page 252
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 357
Illustrations follow page 252