History of Sport

Willie McCovey, known as Stretch, played Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1980, most notably as a member of the San Francisco Giants for nineteen...

Blending historical grounding and philosophical insights regarding sport and physical activity, History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activ...

Sheree Bekker and Stephen Mumford argue that the category of womens sport is not the feminist win some would have you believe. Instead, the seg...

Entertaining, quirky and an enjoyable read Phil Liggett MBE 'Entertaining... Carlton shows no sign of running out of amusing anecdotes... A worth...

Between the 1950s and 1971, the halcyon days of long-distance endurance motor racing, Porsche embodied the up-and-coming manufacturer, progressing ...

This book is concerned with the early years of the Football Association Challenge Cup more commonly known as the FA Cup examining events from its...

Football in Wind and Rain provides educational but entertaining bite-size accounts of the history of British football and its people an essential...

And the Winner Is takes a fascinating look at the 70 holders of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year trophy. Together, their stories - and the mo...

LawrenceYogi Berra was never supposed to become a major league ballplayer.That's what his immigrant father told him. That's what Branch Rickey told...

1978: The Birth of Moneyed Modern Football is the tumultuous yet captivating story of a year when new clashed with old, madness gave way to genius ...

The Berlin Olympics, August 14, 1936. German rowers, dominant at the Games, line up against America's top eight-oared crew. Hundreds of millions of...

Serving as a foundation for critical discussion about the importance of the past, Sport and Recreation in Canadian History covers the historical ev...

Since 2015, Fred Segal has chronicled unprophetic sports predictions on the internet. His Freezing Cold Takes social media pages feature quotes and...

A driving ambition linked Oakland and Kansas City in the 1960s. Each city sought the national attention and civic glory that came with being home t...

The story of Texass impact on American sports culture during the civil rights and second-wave feminist movements, this book offers a new understand...

A driving ambition linked Oakland and Kansas City in the 1960s. Each city sought the national attention and civic glory that came with being home t...

A bold and foundational history of the inception and evolution of intercollegiate athletics in the United States.In College Sports, historians Eric...

Darlington FC fan Paul Hodgson pays tribute to 100 of the Quakers most memorable players from more than half a century of supporting the club.The s...

This book looks at the relationship of the cock and cockfighting in Britain from ancient times to the early modern period, showing the societal and...

How one man brought the Olympics to Los Angeles, fueling the city's urban transformation. Dreamers and Schemers chronicles how Los Angeless pursuit...