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A History of American Sports in 100 Objects

Cait Murphy

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Description:Sports historian Cait Murphy brings to life one hundred meticulously selected objects that make up the history of American sports. These iconic objects include the glove that Yogi Berra used to catch the only perfect game in World Series history, the jersey Lance Armstrong wore during one of his contentious Tour de France victories, and the goggles Amelia Earhart wore in the first Women's Air Derby. Murphy also uncovers lesser-known items, like a surfboard used by the Hawaiian royal family and the seventeenth-century bowling ball that suggests that even Puritans could have fun. Together, these objects reveal that no matter who we are, our history can be traced back to the fields, courts, and tracks across our fifty states.Handsomely designed with more than one hundred color photographs, A History of American Sports in 100 Objects is the perfect gift book for sports fans and history buffs alike.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of American Sports in 100 Objects. To get started finding A History of American Sports in 100 Objects, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Sports historian Cait Murphy brings to life one hundred meticulously selected objects that make up the history of American sports. These iconic objects include the glove that Yogi Berra used to catch the only perfect game in World Series history, the jersey Lance Armstrong wore during one of his contentious Tour de France victories, and the goggles Amelia Earhart wore in the first Women's Air Derby. Murphy also uncovers lesser-known items, like a surfboard used by the Hawaiian royal family and the seventeenth-century bowling ball that suggests that even Puritans could have fun. Together, these objects reveal that no matter who we are, our history can be traced back to the fields, courts, and tracks across our fifty states.Handsomely designed with more than one hundred color photographs, A History of American Sports in 100 Objects is the perfect gift book for sports fans and history buffs alike.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of American Sports in 100 Objects. To get started finding A History of American Sports in 100 Objects, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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