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Football nation : four hundred years of America's game

A look at football from its early days in colonial America to the professional and college game in the twenty-first century. Illustrated features explore the history of the fight song, tailgating, and cheerleading; how Hollywood has portrayed the game and its players; the long-running role of women in football; and the impact of game-changing personalities from pioneer Walter Camp to Coach Vince Lombardi to contemporary player agents. This book reveals how the United States came to be a Football Nation.

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  • "A look at football from its early days in colonial America to the professional and college game in the twenty-first century. Illustrated features explore the history of the fight song, tailgating, and cheerleading; how Hollywood has portrayed the game and its players; the long-running role of women in football; and the impact of game-changing personalities from pioneer Walter Camp to Coach Vince Lombardi to contemporary player agents. This book reveals how the United States came to be a Football Nation."@en
  • "Documents the history of football from the colonial days to today's professional and college games, in a work that includes memorabilia, cartoons, photographs, and other images that chronicle the sport's cultural and social influence."@en

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  • "Football nation : four hundred years of America's game : from the Library of Congress"