Showing results by publisher "University Press Audiobooks" in Sports History
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Gunfighter in Gotham
- Bat Masterson's New York City Years
- By: Robert K. DeArment
- Narrated by: Fred Filbrich
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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William Barclay "Bat" Masterson spent the first half of his adult life in the West, planting the seeds for his later legend as he moved from Texas to Kansas and then Colorado. In Denver, his gambling habit and combative nature drew him to the still-developing sport of prizefighting. Masterson attended almost every important match in the United States from the 1880s to 1921, first as a professional gambler betting on the bouts, and later as a promoter and referee. Ultimately, Bat stumbled into writing about the sport.
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Tell Them I'm a Broadway Guy Now
- By Jim on 07-13-18
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Gunfighter in Gotham
- Bat Masterson's New York City Years
- Narrated by: Fred Filbrich
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 06-15-16
- Language: English
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The Rise of the National Basketball Association
- By: David George Surdam
- Narrated by: Todd Barsness
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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Today's National Basketball Association commands millions of spectators worldwide, and its many franchises are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. But the league wasn't always so successful or glamorous: in the 1940s and 1950s, the NBA and its predecessor, the Basketball Association of America, were scrambling to attract fans. Teams frequently played in dingy gymnasiums, players traveled as best they could, and their paychecks could bounce higher than a basketball.
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A good overview of the rise of the NBA
- By Steven Gerweck on 02-11-24
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The Rise of the National Basketball Association
- Narrated by: Todd Barsness
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 04-07-14
- Language: English
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Golf in America
- By: George B. Kirsch
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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In this concise social history of golf in the United States from the 1880s to the present, George B. Kirsch tracks the surprising growth of golf as a popular, mainstream sport, in contrast to the stereotype of golf as a pastime enjoyed only by the rich elite.While golf retains a strong association with upper-class, male-dominated, socially exclusive country clubs, it has also boasted a dedicated following among Americans from different social classes, ethnic backgrounds, races, and genders.
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Golf in America
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 09-30-10
- Language: English
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The Kings of Casino Park
- Black Baseball in the Lost Season of 1932
- By: Dr. Thomas Aiello PhD
- Narrated by: Claton Butcher
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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In the 1930s, Monroe, Louisiana, was a town of 26,000 in the northeastern corner of the state, an area described by the
New Orleans Item as the "lynch law center of Louisiana." Yet for a few years in the early 1930s, this unlikely spot was home to the Monarchs, a national-caliber Negro League baseball team. Crowds of Black and White fans eagerly filled their segregated grandstand seats to see the players who would become the only World Series team Louisiana would ever generate, and the first from the American South.
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Excellent
- By Ellen on 07-23-12
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The Kings of Casino Park
- Black Baseball in the Lost Season of 1932
- Narrated by: Claton Butcher
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 06-05-12
- Language: English
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Legends Never Die
- Athletes and Their Afterlives in Modern America
- By: Richard Ian Kimball
- Narrated by: Robert J. Eckrich
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
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With every touchdown, home run, and three-pointer, star athletes represent an American dream that only an elite group blessed with natural talent can achieve. However, Kimball concentrates on what happens once these modern warriors meet their untimely demise. As athletes die, legends rise in their place.
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Legends Never Die
- Athletes and Their Afterlives in Modern America
- Narrated by: Robert J. Eckrich
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 07-11-17
- Language: English
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A Sportswriter's Life
- From the Desk of a New York Times Reporter (Sports and American Culture, Volume 1)
- By: Gerald Eskenazi
- Narrated by: Marlin May
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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When Gerald Eskenazi started reporting, sports journalism had a different look than it does today. Eskenazi gives a behind-the-scenes look into the journalistic techniques that go into crafting a story, as well as the pitfalls reporters fall into. There are cautionary tales of journalistic excess, as well as moments of triumph such as the time Eskenazi got Joe Namath to open up to him by admitting he was a sportswriter who knew nothing about football. Along the way, Eskenazi discusses interviewing other reluctant subjects and writing under the intense pressure of a deadline.
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A Sportswriter's Life
- From the Desk of a New York Times Reporter (Sports and American Culture, Volume 1)
- Narrated by: Marlin May
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 11-05-21
- Language: English
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