History of Sports

“Great sports writing. . . . [Vinton] is taking us inside a world few ever visit.”―James Hill, Washington Post Harnessing nature’s most powerful fo...

THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS is a glorious celebration of the Great American Game, and of the city that loves it so. It is a love affair that began in 1874, whe...

For thirty years Bob Scott's Lacrosse has been the ultimate guide to the "fastest game on two feet," explaining the men's game at its highest level and pro...

Mick Foley is a nice man, a family man who loves amusement parks and eating ice cream in bed. So how to explain those Japanese death matches in rings with e...

Now in paperback, updated with a new final chapter!Lavishly illustrated, beautifully designed, impeccably researched, and wonderfully written, Hockey: A Peo...

A former Augusta National caddie recounts the invaluable life lessons he learned from the late Freddie Bennett, the fabled club’s legendary caddie master...

Overview: Acclaimed Since Its Original Publication, Coming On Strong Has Become A Much-cited Touchstone In Scholarship On Women And Sports. In This New Edit...

About the Author\Gary J. Smith was a diplomat at the Canadian embassy in Moscow in 1972. He was instrumental in making the 1972 Canadian-Soviet Hockey Serie...

Gripping and sumptuous, this is the definitive book on the history, mystique, and science of Mount Everest, including how climate change is impacting the wo...

By the early 1960s, Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Baby boomers were taking to the roads in...

We May Never See A Playoff Series Like It Again. Before Gary Bettman, The Lockouts, And The Explosion Of Salaries. Before All The Nhl's Old Barns Were Torn ...

harvey Penick's Life In Golf Began When He Started Caddying At The Austin, (texas), Country Club At Age Eight. Eighty-one Years Later He Is Still There, St...

Author and tennis historian Steve Flink profiles and ranks the greatest tennis matches in the history of the sport. Roger Federer, Billie Jean King, Rafael ...

Hockey Card Stories reveals what was really going on in your favourite old hockey cards through the eyes of the players depicted on them. Some of the cards ...

An Oral History Of Basketball-- Inspired By A Landmark Espn Film Series, This Is An Extraordinary Oral History Of Basketball--its Eye-opening Untold History...

The Road to Sparta is the story of the 153-mile run from Athens to Sparta that inspired the marathon and saved democracy, as told—and experienced—by ul...

Outlandish, informative, and above all, funny.” —Sports Illustrated Now in paperback, Going Long brings the incredible story of the maverick American Foot...

The Definitive Ranking Of The Greatest Football Players Of All Time-- Provided By Publisher.Categories: HistoryUnited States