TY - BOOK AU - Davies,Richard O. TI - Sports in American life: a history SN - 1405106476 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - GV583 .D39 2007 U1 - 796.0973 DAV 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Malden, MA PB - Blackwell Pub. KW - Sports KW - United States KW - History N1 - Includes bibliography and index; 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2006023918-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2006023918-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0802/2006023918-t.html ER -