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link to catalog page NATHANSON, A People's History of Baseball Author: Mitchell Nathanson
Pub Date: 3/15/2012

Challenging the myths of America's national pastime   learn more...

link to catalog page ROBERTS, Before the Curse

Before the Curse

The Chicago Cubs' Glory Years, 1870-1945

Author: Edited by Randy Roberts and Carson Cunningham
Pub Date: 2012

The early days and glory days of the Chicago Cubs   learn more...

link to catalog page SMITH, Pay for Play

Pay for Play

A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform

Author: Ronald A. Smith
Pub Date: 2011

A rigorous investigation of reform in college sports   learn more...

link to catalog page MARTIN, Benching Jim Crow

Benching Jim Crow

The Rise and Fall of the Color Line in Southern College Sports, 1890-1980

Author: Charles H. Martin
Pub Date: 2010

A benchmark study of racial exclusion in college athletics   learn more...

link to catalog page BELL, Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right

Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right

High School Football in Illinois

Author: Taylor H. A. Bell
Pub Date: 2010

A colorful history of high school football in Illinois   learn more...

link to catalog page TURRINI, The End of Amateurism in American Track and Field Author: Joseph M. Turrini
Pub Date: 2010

How the stars of track and field won control of their sport   learn more...

link to catalog page SWYERS, Wrigley Regulars

Wrigley Regulars

Finding Community in the Bleachers

Author: Holly Swyers
Pub Date: 2010

A unique exploration of creating community in a fragmented world   learn more...

link to catalog page RIESS, The Chicago Sports Reader

The Chicago Sports Reader

100 Years of Sports in the Windy City

Author: Edited by Steven A. Riess and Gerald R. Gems
Pub Date: 2009

A celebration of the fast, the strong, the agile, and the tricky throughout Chicago's storied sports history   learn more...

link to catalog page KEMPER, College Football and American Culture in the Cold War Era Author: Kurt Edward Kemper
Pub Date: 2009

Waging the Cold War's ideological battles on the gridiron   learn more...

link to catalog page ORIARD, The End of Autumn

The End of Autumn

Reflections on My Life in Football

Author: Michael Oriard
Pub Date: 2009

A classic recollection of college and pro football, from a player's inside perspective   learn more...

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