In this Book
- How Boston Played: Sport, Recreation, and Community, 1865-1915
- Book
- 2019
- Published by: Northeastern University Press
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
summary
How Boston Played is a double delight. It chronicles the birth of Boston sports from early Redstockings games and college rowing regattas, to the exploits of the "Boston Strong Boy," John L. Sullivan. Looking beyond just sporting events, though, it seeks to uncover the sources of the mania for recreation that swept the Hub following the Civil War. As How Boston Played illustrates, the rise of sport is firmly entwined in both the city's development and, more importantly, in a people's search for community. Originally published by Northeastern University Press in 1982. With a new foreword by Mark Herlihy.
Table of Contents


- Title Page
- pp. ii-iii
- Dedication
- pp. v-vi
- Illustrations
- pp. xvii-xviii
- PART One: Setting the Scene
- 2. Boston’s Search for Community
- pp. 21-40
- PART Two: Shaping the City Through Recreation and Sport
- 4. Parks for the People
- pp. 63-84
- 5. Playgrounds for Children
- pp. 85-106
- 6. Exercise & Sports for the Schools
- pp. 107-124
- PART Three: New Forms of Community
- 7. The Fellowship of the Sporting Club
- pp. 126-146
- 8. Bicycle Crazes
- pp. 147-167
- 9. Some Heroes & Their Fans
- pp. 168-194
- 10. A Parting Glimpse
- pp. 195-202
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 250-264
Additional Information
ISBN
9781555538750
MARC Record
OCLC
1102420525
Pages
290
Launched on MUSE
2019-11-17
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND