Davies, Richard O.,  1937- <br/><br/>
Sports in American life  a history /  [[Book] :] 
Richard O. Davies. 
 - Malden, MA :  Blackwell Pub.,  2007. 
 - xxii, 485 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [448]-471) and index. 
<br/><br/>Games the colonists played -- The emergence of organized sports, 1815-1860 -- "This noble and envigorating game" -- The persistent dilemma of race -- "Only in America!" -- The democratization of sports. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1405106476  9781405106474 (hardback : alk. paper) 1405106484 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781405106481 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006023918 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sports--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV583  / .D39 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>796.0973 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label> / DS