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1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Covers the Irish sportsman's close relations with politicians, his role in labor relations, his violent lifestyle yet 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."-- Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Cover -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Irish Americans -- Sports.
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Irish Americans. |
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Sports. |
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Irish Americans -- History.
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History. |
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Irish Americans -- Social conditions.
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Irish Americans -- Social conditions. |
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Sports -- United States -- History.
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United States. |
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United States -- Social life and customs.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. |
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Manners and customs. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Redmond, Patrick R., 1965- Irish and the making of American sport, 1835-1920 9780786475537 (DLC) 2013048085 (OCoLC)864789847 |
| ISBN |
9781476605845 (electronic book) |
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147660584X (electronic book) |
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9780786475537 |
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0786475536 |
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