American sports and the great war: college, military and professional athletics, 1916-1919
Auteur :
Stewart, Peter C.
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9781476681054
Date de publication :
12 mars 2021
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
331 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Drawing on newspaper accounts, college yearbooks and the recollections of veterans, this book examines the impact of World War I on sports in the US. As young men entered the military in large numbers, many colleges initially considered suspending athletics but soon turned to the idea of using sports to build morale and physical readiness.