The Irish and the Making of American Sport, 1835-1920
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7553-7 (ISBN)
This book covers the Irish sportsman from the arrival of James ""Deaf"" Burke in 1836 through to Jack B. Kelly's rejection by Henley regatta and his subsequent gold medal at the 1920 Olympics. It avoids recounting the various victories and defeats of the Irish sportsman, seeking instead to deal with the complex interaction that he had with alcohol, gambling and Sunday leisure: pleasures that were banned in most of America at some time or other between 1836 and 1920.
This book also covers the Irish sportsman's close relations with politicians, his role in labor relations, his violent lifestyle-and by contrast-his participation in bringing respectability to sport. It also deals with native Irish sports in America, the part played by the Irish in ""Team USA's"" initial international sporting ventures, and in the making and breaking of amateurism within sport.
Patrick R. Redmond has written for the Irish World and Irish Post newspapers. He lives just outside of London, United Kingdom.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. The Millers—The Irish Sportsman’s Road to America
2. The Shanty—The Irish-Born Sportsman in America
3. The Clamor—The Irish Sportsman in the Big City and Small Town
4. The Joint—The Irish Sportsman and Alcohol
5. Racketeers and Suckers—The Irish Sportsman and Gambling
6. The Heeler—The Irish Sportsman and Politics
7. The Crank—The Irish and Fan Culture
8. Buccaneers—The Irish Sportsman and Fighting the Law
9. Big Shots—The Irish and Sporting Management
10. Sluggers—The Irish Sportsman and Violence
11. Swells—The Irish Sportsman and Respectability
12. Cronies—The Irish Sportsman and Irish Identity
13. Ballyhoo—Irish Sports and Games in the United States
14. Skedaddle—The Irish Sportsman and International Competition
15. Squares—The Irish Sportsman and Amateurism
16. So long—Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.3.2014 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 40 photographs |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 175 x 251 mm |
| Gewicht | 847 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-7553-6 / 0786475536 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-7553-7 / 9780786475537 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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