Bibliograph

Football nation, four hundred years of America's game, Susan Reyburn ; Athena Angelos, image researcher/editor ; Jonathan Horowitz, contributor

Type

Label

Football nation, four hundred years of America's game, Susan Reyburn ; Athena Angelos, image researcher/editor ; Jonathan Horowitz, contributor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 251) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Football nation

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

859262376

Responsibility statement

Susan Reyburn ; Athena Angelos, image researcher/editor ; Jonathan Horowitz, contributor

Sub title

four hundred years of America's game

Summary

"Football Nation: Four Hundred Years of America's Game from the Library of Congress is an unprecedented look at football from its early days in colonial America to the professional and college game in the twenty-first century."--Book jacket

Table Of Contents

Pep talk -- Preface by James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Early days and ivy (origins to 1899) -- Chapter 2: Collegians and sportsmen (1900-1929) -- Halftime -- Chapter 3: Fumbles and recoveries (1930-1969) -- Chapter 4: Football nation (1970-going long) -- Acknowledgments -- Read more about it -- Image credits -- Index

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