Distant corners : American soccer's history of missed opportunities and lost causes / David Wangerin.
| Author/creator |
Wangerin, David |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2011. |
| Description | xiv, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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| Series | Sporting Sporting (Philadelphia, Pa.) ^A783745 |
| Contents | "Here they come!" Pilgrims, Corinthians, and the "foreign game" as invader -- Foreign bodies and freezing fans : the births of the USFA and the National Challenge Cup -- Bullets : Thomas William Cahill, 1863-1951 -- Mild Bill : Bill Jeffrey, Penn State, and college soccer between the wars -- Dash, desperation, and deviltry : St. Louis and the "American style" -- California gold : remembering the Clippers -- Shot out in Jersey : NASL 1979--the beginning of the end. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2010045075 |
| ISBN | 9781439906309 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1439906300 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | GV944.U5 W359 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |