Twin Cities Sports

Twin Cities Sports PDF Author: Sheldon Anderson
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1610756789
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Book Description
The histories in Twin Cities Sports are rooted in the class, ethnic, and regional identity of this unique upper midwestern metropolitan area. The compilation includes a wide range of important studies on the hub of interwar speedskating, the success of Gopher football in the Jim Crow era, the integration of municipal golf courses, the building of a world-renowned park system, the Minneapolis Lakers’ basketball dynasty, the Minnesota Twins’ connections to Cuba, and more.