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The Rise of American High ­School Sports and the ­Search for Control, ­1880-1930

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Hardback, 440 pages
Published
United States, 15 April 2013

"This book represents a prodigious effort, the most comprehensive treatment of interscholastic sports to date, marked by meticulous and rigorous research based on a wealth of primary sources."-Gerald R. Gems, former president of the North American Society for Sport History


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"This book represents a prodigious effort, the most comprehensive treatment of interscholastic sports to date, marked by meticulous and rigorous research based on a wealth of primary sources."-Gerald R. Gems, former president of the North American Society for Sport History

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EAN
9780815633143
ISBN
0815633149
Dimensions
23.4 x 16 x 3.3 centimeters (0.46 kg)

About the Author

Robert Pruter holds a master's degree in history from Roosevelt University and a master's degree in library and information science from Dominican University. He is currently the government documents and reference librarian at Lewis University. He has published Chicago Soul and Doowop: The Chicago Scene with the University of Illinois Press.

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A solid contribution to not only the study of sports history, but also to our knowledge of Chicago history. Pruter's book details the evolution of interscholastic sports in the United State and reminds us that many of the issues in high school athletics today were present some four generations ago.-- "Journal of Illinois History"

An outstanding example of empirical history.-- "American Historical Review"

High school sports researchers and enthusiasts will find this work a necessary contribution to the historical narrative.-- "Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society"

Pruter describes the development and governance of high school sports during a period of their great expansion. He focuses on Chicago and Cook County, IL, but includes information about Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia, with less from other areas. . . . Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty.-- "Choice"

Robert Pruter's new book offers scholars a much-needed organizational history of high school athletics in the United States during the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.-- "American Studies Journal"

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