Steven Riess

The Sport of Kings and the Kings of Crime

Horse Racing, Politics, and Organized Crime in New York 1865--1913

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Horse Racing, Politics and Gambling 1865-1913 in New York

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Syracuse University Press
• Seitenzahl: 446
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 261mm x 185mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1002g
• ISBN-13: 9780815609858
• ISBN-10: 081560985X
• Artikelnr.: 33077393

Autorenporträt

Steven A. Riess is a Bernard Brommel Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of History at Northeastern Illinois University, where he has taught for thirty-five years. He is the author of several books on the history of sport including Touching Base: Professional Baseball and American Culture in the Progressive Era and City Games: The Evolution of American Society and the Rise of Sports.