The Rise of Stadiums in the Modern United States : Cathedrals of Sport (Hardcover)

1. Prologue ? Cathedrals of Sport: Mapping New Territories  Mark Dyreson  2. Setting the Scene ? Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Practice: When Americans Really Built Programmes to Foster Healthy Lifestyles, 1918?1940  Roberta J. Park  3. Far More Than Commercialism: Stadium Building from Harvard’s Innovations to Stanford’s ‘Dirt Bowl’  Ronald A. Smith  4. If We Build It Will They Come? The Plans for a National Stadium and American Olympic Desires  Mark Dyreson  5. ‘Ivy-Coloured Glasses’: The Myth of Wrigley Field Gregg Twietmeyer  6. Stadiums, Boosters, Politicians and Major League Baseball’s Reluctance to Expand: An Exploration of Post-Second World War US Trends Michael Lomax  7. From ‘The Finest Ballpark in America’ to ‘The Jewel of the Waterfront’: The Construction of San Francisco’s Major League Baseball Stadiums Maureen M. Smith  8. If They Built It? Stadium Dreams and Rustbelt Realities in Cleveland  Philip Suchma  9. Civil Rights and Sports Landmarks: Discrimination, Jobs and Activism in the Construction of Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Stadium  Robert Trumpbour 10. Epilogue ? Cathedrals of Sport: Reflections on the Past, Present and Future  Robert Trumpbour