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Sports in America (A Decade-By-Decade History)
By Walters, John Cuming & Barber, Phil & Gigliotti, Jim & Fischer, David Hackett & Timothy J. Seeberg & Teitelbaum, Michael S. & Woods, Bob & Buckley, James & Larry Keith
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2005
Gr 6-10 This set meets its stated goal of showing how sport offers insight into America's history and culture. Each volume begins with a theme for the decade such as war, politics, or civil rights and shows how social change affected athletics, or, the opposite. The books face controversies head on, such as the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis (considered a "sporting low"), minorities in sports, drug abuse, and women's fight for equality. A wealth of information is includ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
