Twentieth-century American Sportswriters

Twentieth-century American Sportswriters
Author: Richard Orodenker
Publisher: Dictionary of Literary Biograp
Total Pages: 470
Release: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Essays on American sportswriters, for which some are the first studies to appear anywhere. Discusses the styles of sportswriting employed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Includes information on twentieth-century authors who crossed over from"serious" literature to sportswriting, as well as the history of sportswriting.

American Sportswriters and Writers on Sport

American Sportswriters and Writers on Sport
Author: Richard Orodenker
Publisher: Dictionary of Literary Biograp
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Focuses on nineteenth-century sportswriters and certain writers born after 1930. Discusses the styles of sportswriting employed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Includes information on twentieth-century authors who crossed over from "serious" literature to sportswriting, as well as the history of sportswriting.

The Best American Sports Writing of the Century

The Best American Sports Writing of the Century
Author: David Halberstam
Publisher:
Total Pages: 824
Release: 1999
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Capturing the century's greatest moments in every sport from basseball to chess, these authors (Red Smith, Tom Boswell, John Updike, Jim Murray, Norman Mailer, W.C. Heinz, Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, Dick Schaap, David Remnick, Ring Lardner, Gay Talese, William Nack, Frank Deford, George Plimpton, Jon Krakauer) and their subjects (including Joe DiMaggio, Secretariat, Bobby Knight, and Muhammad Ali) reflect the rising societal importance of sports in this century, showing how sports have been shaped by such monumental events as war, the civil rights movement, and the changing economyomy.

Sport and the Color Line

Sport and the Color Line
Author: Patrick B. Miller
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780415946117

The essays presented in this text examine the complexity of black American sports culture, from the organization of semi-pro baseball and athletic programs at historically black colleges and universities, to the careers of individual stars such as Jack Johnson and Joe Louis.

A Century of Sports

A Century of Sports
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2000
Genre: Sports
ISBN:

Presents an overview of sports in the United States and highlights the careers of some memorable athletes of the twentieth century.

The Sports Pages

The Sports Pages
Author: Grant Burns
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1987
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

631 entries spanning the twentieth century from the early 1900s through the mid-1980s.

Twentieth-century American Dramatists

Twentieth-century American Dramatists
Author: Christopher J. Wheatley
Publisher: Dictionary of Literary Biograp
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2000
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Represents the diversity and productivity of American drama since 1900. The careers of playwrights whose works achieved notable popularity as well as critical success are presented in some detail. Emphasis is placed on biography and a synthesis of the critical reception of authors' works.

The Times of My Life

The Times of My Life
Author: Michael Strauss
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2018-12-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1984571494

Editor F. Peter Boer has written eight books, is an authority on research and development finance, and the author of nearly one hundred articles in the scientific and business literatures. His books have been translated into five foreign languages. He holds a PhD from Harvard University, is a former professor at Yale University, and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Through board directorships, he remains an active leader in global business. Ellen Boer is the daughter of Michael Strauss. She is an author of two books on travel. Ellen is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and an attorney specializing in educational law. She is a top contributor to TripAdvisor, with a broad following of serious travelers having been in over 170 countries.