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Black Rodeo in the Texas Gulf Coast Region
Charcoal in the Ashes
This book is a sociocultural and historical analysis of nineteenth-century African American cowboys. The author examines their role in rodeo and the development of the Texas cattle industry.
ISBN-13: 9781498574679 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
Demetrius W. Pearson
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AUD $160.00
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Local release date: 11/05/2021
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Categories: History of the Americas [HBJK]Sociology [JHB]History of sport [WSBX]USA [1KBB]c 1800 to c 1900 [3JH]

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Double Plays and Double Crosses
The Black Sox and Baseball in 1920
This book is the exciting story of how one of the most infamous scandals in American history-the Black Sox scandal-continued for over a year following the "fixed" World Series of 1919 until the truth began to emerge. It is a story of gamblers and crooks; a story of teammates betraying one another; a story of investigations and cover-ups.
ISBN-13: 9781538142325 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Don Zminda
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AUD $76.99
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Local release date: 10/05/2021
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Categories: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW]History of sport [WSBX]Baseball [WSJT]USA [1KBB]

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Unwinding Madness
What Went Wrong with College Sports?and How to Fix It
Unwinding Madness is the most comprehensive examination to date of how the NCAA has lost its way in the governance of intercollegiate athletics-and why it is incapable of achieving reform and must be replaced. The NCAA has placed commercial success above its responsibilities to protect the academic primacy, health and well-being of college ......
ISBN-13: 9780815730026 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Gerald Gurney, Donna A. Lopiano, Andrew Zimbalist
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AUD $47.99
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Local release date: 24/05/2017
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Categories: Sociology: sport & leisure [JHBS]Service industries [KNS]Sports management & facilities [WSBM]History of sport [WSBX]

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How the game was played
Essays in sports history
This work by the award-winning sports historian goes beyond scores and results to present a unique view of Britain's sporting past. This involves looking at the dark side of sport...
ISBN-13: 9781911204299 (Paperback)
Publisher: EDWARD EVERETT ROOT
Imprint: EDWARD EVERETT ROOT
Wray Vanplew
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AUD $68.99
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Local release date: 30/10/2016
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Categories: Windows & variants [ULD]History of sport [WSBX]

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The Outlaw League and the Battle That Forged Modern Baseball
In late 1913, the newly formed Federal League declared itself a major league in competition with the established National and American Leagues. Backed by some of America's wealthiest merchants and industrialists, the new organization posed a real challenge to baseball's prevailing structure. For the next two years the well-established leagues ......
ISBN-13: 9781589799547 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: TAYLOR TRADE PUBLISHING
Daniel R. Levitt
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AUD $38.99
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Local release date: 07/04/2014
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Categories: History of sport [WSBX]Baseball [WSJT]USA [1KBB]c 1900 - c 1914 [3JJC]c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1) [3JJF]

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The Tigers of '68
Baseball's Last Real Champions
They had two future Hall of Famers, the last pitcher to win thirty games, and a supporting cast of some of the most peculiar individuals ever to play in the majors. But more than that, the 1968 Detroit Tigers symbolize a lost era in baseball. It was a time before runaway salaries and designated hitters. Before divisional playoffs and drug ......
ISBN-13: 9781589799288 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: TAYLOR TRADE PUBLISHING
George Cantor
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AUD $34.99
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Local release date: 07/03/2014
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Categories: Sports teams & clubs [WSBT]History of sport [WSBX]Baseball [WSJT]Michigan [1KBBNG]c 1960 to c 1970 [3JJPK]

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The 50 Greatest Players in New York Yankees History
The New York Yankees are Major League Baseball's most renowned and successful franchise. Baseball greats such as Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Derek Jeter have all worn the famous navy blue and white pinstripes. The Yankees have won twenty-seven World Series, and twenty-nine players who spent at least a year with the team have been inducted into ......
ISBN-13: 9781589798151 (Paperback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: TAYLOR TRADE PUBLISHING
Robert W. Cohen
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AUD $40.99
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Local release date: 14/11/2013
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Categories: Sports teams & clubs [WSBT]History of sport [WSBX]Baseball [WSJT]New York [1KBBEY]

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One Punch from the Promised Land
Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks, and the Myth of the Heavyweight Title
ISBN-13: 9780762783007 (Hardback)
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: GLOBE PEQUOT
John Florio
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AUD $54.99
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Local release date: 16/10/2013
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Categories: Autobiography: sport [BGSA]History of sport [WSBX]Boxing [WSTB]