A History of American Sports in 100 Objects

by Cait Murphy

Book Overview

Beautifully designed and carefully curated, a fascinating collection of the things that shaped the way we live and play in America

What artifact best captures the spirit of American sports? The bat Babe Ruth used to hit his allegedly called shot, or the ball on which Pete Rose wrote, "I'm sorry I bet on baseball"? Could it be Lance Armstrong's red-white-and-blue bike, now tarnished by doping and hubris? Or perhaps its ancestor, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 046509774X
• ISBN13: 9780465097746
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.4" x 9.3"