| 1933: Football at the Depth of the Great Depression Contributor(s): Bodanza, Mark C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1450245242 ISBN-13: 9781450245241 Publisher: iUniverse
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2010 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Football - Sports & Recreation | History |
| LCCN: 2021443718 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.97 lbs) 164 pages |
| Features: Dust Cover |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1933, America was in the midst of the Great Depression. The depth of despair created in the American people earned the panic a singular place in the history of the nation's economic turmoil. Football, a uniquely American game, weathered these hard times, adapted, and made some of the pain a little easier to endure. In "1933, " author Mark C. Bodanza examines the important role football played in the midst of the nation's historic crisis. Bodanza recounts this dramatic year both on and off the field of the professional and college gridirons and analyzes it in the context of the times. He tells the story of a momentous season shared by the high schools of Fitchburg and Leominster, Massachusetts, a rivalry dating back to 1894. In the prior thirty-nine seasons, the teams had played each other forty-nine times. But, 1933 was different; the game had never had such significance. More than ever, Depression-wary Americans needed a reprieve from their cares and concerns. Football provided a welcome relief. Including period photos, "1933" narrates how the sport of football-which has created some of the nation's most magical moments in sports-was impacted by the Great Depression in a variety of ways, some with lasting consequences. |
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