02441oam 22004934a 450 991052469020332120210915045220.0(CKB)4100000010460821(OCoLC)1102420525(MdBmJHUP)muse78641(EXLCZ)99410000001046082120190524e20191982 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHow Boston PlayedSport, Recreation, and Community, 1865-1915 /by Stephen Hardy ; [new foreword by Mark Herlihy]Northeastern University Press1 online resource (1 online resource xv, 272 pages) : illustrationsThe text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No derivatives 4.0 International LicenseOpen access edition supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities / Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program.Reprint of 1982 edition, with new foreword.1-55553-875-4 Includes bibliographical references (pages [250]-264) and index.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.Sportsfast(OCoLC)fst01130432Social conditionsfast(OCoLC)fst01919811SportsMassachusettsBostonHistoryMassachusettsBostonfastBoston (Mass.)Social conditionsHistory.Electronic books. Sports.Social conditions.SportsHistory.Hardy Stephen1948-1203255Herlihy MarkMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910524690203321How Boston Played2777447UNINA