History of sport Books

Author Craig Ohlau's first hit, The Sons of Chester, was a home run, immortalizing a group of brothers from a small, death-row river town growing up in the 90s. In his next at-bat, the bases are loaded, and he does it again with Kings of the County...

“In preparing this little work, it has been a principal part of my object to serve the cause of physical education by directing the attention of young persons to sports of a healthful and invigorating tendency. “ —Robin Carver, Preface,...

This book combines diverse range of scholarly analyses that seek to understand how recognition of voices of athletes have developed over decades. While the touchstone is primarily the voices of atheles associated with Olympic-related sports,...

Long before there was Moneyball, a group of investors led by baseball legend Branch Rickey proposed a new economic model for baseball. Based on an innovative approach to evaluating and developing talent, the Continental League was the last serious...

The 1954 Cleveland Indians were one of the most remarkable baseball teams of all time. Their record for most wins (111) fell only when the baseball schedule expanded, and their winning percentage, an astounding .721, is still unsurpassed in the American...

To err is human. To really screw up requires team effort. Everyone cheers the clubs that win pennants, but what about the doormats who made their triumphs possible? It's time to give baseball's lousiest teams their due. Here they are: The 1904...

At a time when justice not only needs to be done but also needs to be seen to be done, Kangaroo Justice and the Death of Mike Hall: An Australian Miscarriage of Justice asks some difficult questions that deserve to be heard and answered.On 31 March 2017...

Trial-blazer and mentor, Professor J.A. Mangan is a distinguished scholar in the fields of sports history whose work has inspired a generation of historians and social scientists across the globe. His seminal book on athleticism and imperialism commanded...

Are you ready to stand tall in the realm of basketball history? From the intense rivalries that defined the game in the 1970s to the rise of the modern era of basketball in the 1990s, dive into the captivating pages of "Tallest to Ever Play: Legends of...

Orwell was wrong. Sports are not "war without the shooting", nor are they "war by other means." To be sure sports have generated animosity throughout human history, but they also require rules to which the participants agree to abide...

Step into the ring and travel back in time to Hawaii where the roar of the crowd echoed against the lush mountains long before it became the 50th state. "Ohhh Yeahhh: History of Hawaiian Wrestling" is a riveting journey through the untold history of...

Discover the untold secrets behind one of history's most successful marketing campaigns - the Nike Air Jordan and Michael Jordan partnership. In this captivating book, Game Changer: The Untold Story of Nike Air Jordan And Its Successful Marketing, you'll...

Get ready to dive into the fascinating world of karate. This long awaited book - Karate: Its History and Practice - is the ultimate guide to the history and development of karate, co-authored by Koyama Masashi, Wada Koji, and Kadekaru Toru, three...

This unique book has everything with its hilarious, true, and little-known baseball tales, insane ball games, world records, unheard-of facts about players past and present, unique and insightful sayings, and much more about the game we all love...

Rogers Hornsby, nicknamed "The Rajah", is regarded as one of the best hitters of all time. Known as someone who was difficult to get along with, not well-liked by his fellow players, and reviled or adulated as a manger, through it all he had an enduring...

Longtime diehard Red Sox fans did just that-DIE HARD-almost too many times to count over the decades until they finally won the World Series in 2004 after an incredible postseason run.Red Sox scholar Bill Nowlin, a fan for nearly 50 years when Boston...

NEW EDITIONThe first book to tell the full story of America's first and greatest pro cycling team. Updated with new photos, facts, and information about where the famous team members are now. Forewords by Eric Heiden and Eddy Merckx.You could count...

The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox is the story of the incredible team that captured the heart of New England and give birth to Red Sox Nation. Herb Crehan's intimate and detailed account of that wonderful season could not have been written without the...

In The hay was saved, but... readers are taken back to an era of Tipp. hurling not remembered for All Ireland senior hurling or Munster senior hurling success. Even though defeat was their lot, some of the players who played on those teams between 1974 -...

This book profiles the two hundred most famous racehorses of the twentieth century and gives ratings for six hundred others. What juvenile star beat older horses twice? What was the final score between Affirmed and Alydar? What was Man o' War's greatest...

IN 2010, MEMBERS OF THE HAUDENOSAUNEE NATIONALS (formerly the Iroquois Nationals) lacrosse team, representing the Haudenosaunee Confederacy of six Indigenous Nations in North America, were sitting in a hotel in New York City instead of playing on the...

Hitting a ball with the hand (Handball) is the oldest sport known to mankind. It has been almost 100 years since handball was introduced as an intramural sport at Texas A&M. This book connects a tie to those who helped handball along the way even before...

In their own words, the pioneers and legends of professional football tell of the early glory years of the National Football League. From the 1920s through the 1940s, pro football players were paid only hundreds of dollars per game and rarely had...

One of Sports Illustrated's top 100 sports books of all-timeThe 1908 National League pennant race was without question the most exciting and dramatic battle of all time. Three teams, the Giants, the Cubs, and the Pirates, battled from start to finish,...

"This is a baseball book, but whether Creamer intended it or not, it's much, much more."-Sports Illustrated. "[Creamer] recalls this momentous year in baseball and world history. He reprises Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, Ted Williams's .406...

The history of baseball is filled with players whose careers were defined by one bad play. Mike Torrez is remembered as the pitcher who gave up the infamous three-run homer to Bucky "Bleeping" Dent in the 1978 playoffs tie-breaker between the Red Sox...

The Troy Haymakers were a pioneer baseball team legendary for exploits on and off the field. Formed in 1860 in Troy, New York--a rapidly growing industrial city--the team was embraced by the tough-minded Trojans as emblematic of their vigorous...

Baseball fans may know the story of the Brooklyn Dodgers, but they don't know the whole story. With a foreword by Branch Barrett Rickey (grandson of Branch Rickey), this book fills the void in Dodgers scholarship, exploring their impact on popular...

The Negro Southern League was a baseball minor league that operated off and on from 1920 to 1951. It served as a valuable feeder system to the Negro National League and the Negro American League. A number of NNL and NAL stars got their start in the...

The Giants' accomplishments took place against an historical backdrop of a change in the African-American experience. The original players from Jacksonville, Florida, joined the northward black migration during World War I. The team was named after...