How Boston played [electronic resource] : sport, recreation, and community, 1865-1915 / by Stephen Hardy ; [new foreword by Mark Herlihy]
How Boston Played is a double delight. It chronicles the birth of Boston sports from early Redstockings games and college rowing regattas, to the exploits of the "Boston Strong Boy," John L. Sullivan. Looking beyond just sporting events, though, it seeks to uncover the sources of the mania...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Boston, MA] :
Northeastern University Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: | How Boston Played is a double delight. It chronicles the birth of Boston sports from early Redstockings games and college rowing regattas, to the exploits of the "Boston Strong Boy," John L. Sullivan. Looking beyond just sporting events, though, it seeks to uncover the sources of the mania for recreation that swept the Hub following the Civil War. As How Boston Played illustrates, the rise of sport is firmly entwined in both the city's development and, more importantly, in a people's search for community. Originally published by Northeastern University Press in 1982. With a new foreword by Mark Herlihy. |
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| Item Description: | Reprint of 1982 edition, with new foreword. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 272 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [250]-264) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781555538750 1555538754 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed May 21, 2019) |