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Heroes and Ballyhoo : How the Golden Age of the 1920s Transformed American Sports

ISBN: 9781597974127 | 1597974129
Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
Pub. Date: 11/6/2009

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SummaryTable of Contents
A handful of star athletes, along with their promoters and journalists, created America's sports entertainment industry during the 1920s, the Golden Age of American sports. The period had an extraordinary impact, profoundly changing individual sports, establishing the secular religion of sports and sports heroes, and helping bond disparate social and regional sectors of the country. It's when sports became a cornerstone of modern American life. Heroes and Ballyhooprofiles the ten most prominent Golden Age heroes and describes their effect on sp... MORE
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List of Illustrationsp. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Introduction: The Birth of Ballyhoop. 1
Part I: The Early Yearsp. 13
Part I: The Curse of the Bambinop. 36
The Beginning of Spectator Tennisp. 60
The Haig Christens Professional Golfp. 83
From Olympic Champion to Tarzanp. 105
The Four Horsemen Ride Againp. 129
The Galloping Ghost Kick-Starts the NFLp. 153
Swimming to Stardomp. 177
Part II: A Team for the Agesp. 200
Part II: The Long Countp. 223
158 Straight Winsp. 248
The Grand Slamp. 272
p. Legends and
Selected Bibliographyp. 303
Indexp. 313
About the Authorp. 319
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