Working Americans, 1880-2009. Volume X, Sports & recreation [electronic resource] / by Scott Derks

Author:: Derks, Scott
Additional Titles:: Sports & recreation and Sports and recreation
Published:: Amenia, N.Y. : Grey House Pub., 2009.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (xvii, 560 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators:: Gale Group

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Series:

Gale virtual reference library

Contents:

1880-1899 -- 1900-1909 -- 1910-1919 -- 1920-1929 -- 1930-1939 -- 1940-1949 -- 1950-1959 -- 1960-1969 -- 1970-1979 -- 1980-1989 -- 1990-1999 -- 2000-2009.

Summary:

Focuses on the lighter side of life in America by examining professional sports to amateur sports to leisure time and recreation which illustrates how Americans had fun from the Civil War to the present time.

Subject(s):

Working class—United States—History
Labor—United States—History
Occupations—United States—History
Social classes—United States—History
Immigrants—Employment—United States—History
United States—Economic conditions

ISBN:

9781592374861 (electronic book)
9781592374410
1592374417

Note:

"A universal reference book."
Includes index.
AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.

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