"In detestation of idleness" -- Husking-bees and tavern sports -- The colonial aristocracy -- The frontier -- A changing society -- The theatre comes of age -- Mr. Barnum shows the way -- The beginning of spectator sports -- Mid-century -- Cow-towns and mining-camps -- The rise of sports -- The new order -- Metropolis -- World of fashion -- Main street -- Farm and countryside -- The growth of the movies -- A nation on wheels -- On the air -- The great American band-wagon -- Sports for all -- The new leisure
