The Resource How football explains America, Sal Paolantonio, (electronic resource)
How football explains America, Sal Paolantonio, (electronic resource)
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The item How football explains America, Sal Paolantonio, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lane Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- ESPN's Sal Paolantonio explores just how crucial football is to understanding the American psyche Using some of the most prominent voices in pro sports and cultural and media criticism, How Football Explains America is a fascinating, first-of-its-kind journey through the making of America's most complex, intriguing, and popular game. It tackles varying American themes--from Manifest Destiny to "fourth and one" as it answers the age-old question Why does America love football so much? An unabashedly celebratory explanation of America's love affair with the game and the men who make it possible, this work sheds light on how the pioneers and cowboys helped create a game that resembled their march across the continent. It explores why rugby and soccer don't excite the American male like football does and how the game's rules are continually changing to enhance the dramatic action and create a better narrative. It also investigates the eternal appeal of the heroic quarterback position, the sport's rich military lineage, and how the burgeoning medium of television identified and exploited the NFL's great characters. It is a must read for anyone interested in more fully understanding not only the game but also the nation in which it thrives. Updated throughout and with a new introduction, this edition brings How Football Explains America to paperback for the first time
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (240 pages)
- Isbn
- 9781633192911
- Label
- How football explains America
- Title
- How football explains America
- Statement of responsibility
- Sal Paolantonio
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- ESPN's Sal Paolantonio explores just how crucial football is to understanding the American psyche Using some of the most prominent voices in pro sports and cultural and media criticism, How Football Explains America is a fascinating, first-of-its-kind journey through the making of America's most complex, intriguing, and popular game. It tackles varying American themes--from Manifest Destiny to "fourth and one" as it answers the age-old question Why does America love football so much? An unabashedly celebratory explanation of America's love affair with the game and the men who make it possible, this work sheds light on how the pioneers and cowboys helped create a game that resembled their march across the continent. It explores why rugby and soccer don't excite the American male like football does and how the game's rules are continually changing to enhance the dramatic action and create a better narrative. It also investigates the eternal appeal of the heroic quarterback position, the sport's rich military lineage, and how the burgeoning medium of television identified and exploited the NFL's great characters. It is a must read for anyone interested in more fully understanding not only the game but also the nation in which it thrives. Updated throughout and with a new introduction, this edition brings How Football Explains America to paperback for the first time
- Cataloging source
- CtWfDGI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Paolantonio, Sal
- Dewey number
-
- 796.332
- 796.332
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- GV954
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Football
- Football
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- How football explains America, Sal Paolantonio, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00006239
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (240 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781633192911
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781633192911
- (Sirsi) b1429808
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
- Label
- How football explains America, Sal Paolantonio, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00006239
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (240 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781633192911
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781633192911
- (Sirsi) b1429808
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
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