Sports in America 1920 to 1939, 2nd Edition

Recounts two decades of sports highlights, covering historical high points, scandals, records, and championships, including basketball, boxing, and hockey. Sports in America: a secade by decade history is a full-color, nine-volume history of American athletics through the first decade of the 21st century with the unique perspective of examining sports as social history. Covering historical high points, scandals, records, championships, and the rise of professional athletics this set captures the excitement of the games while documenting how sports have impacted culture; shaped race relations; influenced world events; and much more. Written by a team of top journalists and sportwriters, Sports in America presents compelling and inspiring histories, in a decade-by-decade format, of the sports young readers love to watch and play. Each volume contains an introduction to the decade and year-by-year chapters that recount the important highlights of each time, from the earliest days of the professional leagues to contemporary championships. Sports covered included auto racing, baseball, basketball, boxing, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, horse racing, the Olympics, tennis, track and field, sailing, soccer, swimming, diving, and many more The decade following World War I was known as the "Roaring Twenties," and sports were no exception, from Babe Ruth's fateful trade to the New York Yankees to a transcontinental footrace from Los Angeles to New York. Following this decade of letting loose was the more somber 1930s, a time of worldwide economic depression. Jesse Owens's four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and War Admiral's Triple Crown win served as beacons of light for a downtrodden nation. Learn about these events, and many more, in 19201939, Second Edition . Highlights Contents......Page 4 Foreword......Page 5 Introduction 1920–1939......Page 7 1920......Page 11 1921......Page 15 1922......Page 19 1923......Page 25 1924......Page 31 1925......Page 35 1926......Page 39 1927......Page 43 1928......Page 49 1929......Page 53 1930......Page 57 1931......Page 63 1932......Page 69 1933......Page 75 1934......Page 81 1935......Page 85 1936......Page 89 1937......Page 93 1938......Page 97 1939......Page 103 Resources......Page 107 Index......Page 109 The booming decade following World War II saw many advances in sports and the continued integration of people of other races into major sports leagues Recounts a decade of sports highlights, covering historical high points, scandals, records, and championships