The Chicago Sports Reader by Steven A. Riess PAPERBACK 9780252076152

The Chicago Sports Reader\nby Steven A. Riess\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Steven A. Riess\nTitle: The Chicago Sports Reader\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: History of sport\nPublisher: MO - University of Illinois Press\nPublication year: 2009\nISBN-13: 9780252076152\nISBN-10: 025207615X\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe Chicago Sports Reader examines Chicago''s long and glorious history of recreational and competitive sport, and as the home of the finest sporting events and most loyal fans in the United States. Contributors explore why sports have been especially important in Chicago, how these sports were organized, and how sports promote not only a sense of community and hometown pride but also the agony of defeat and betrayal. This indispensable collection survey.