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Zusatztext "When most people think of the Boston Athletic Association! they think of the Boston Marathon. If you're one of those people! John Hanc wants to expand your thinking. Hanc! a senior writer for Runner's World ! is the author of The B.A.A. at 125 ! a surprisingly rich and varied history of the organization behind! yes! the world's most famous marathon! but also many other developments in the intersection of sports and society in American history." ? Runner's World ?John Hanc! the author! over the 114 pages and one hundred photographs! does a yeoman's job at giving the reader a real feel of the Boston Athletic Association. This is a must read for any sports fan! and especially! if one runs or follows the sport of athletics.” —RunBlogRun ?But! if one is interested in understanding the vision and the ideals of why this race has become one of the world' s great marathons! then John Hanc's new book on the Boston Athletic Association! The BAA at 125 ! fulfills and inspires those seeking these answers.” — Runner’s Gazette ?John Hanc’s account of the history of the BAA ends with the happy assertion that 125 years after the BAA organized itself! the purpose of the Marathon remains the nurturing of ?the dreams of thousands of ordinary individuals who toil to cross their own finish lines.’” — Boston Globe Klappentext >Nine out of the fourteen members of the US team participating in the modern Olympic Games in Athens (1896) were B.A.A. athletes.The B.A.A. launched the first US marathon, the Boston Marathon, in 1897.The B.A.A. pioneered and actively promoted many of today's popular sports, including football and water polo.The original B.A.A. club house, in the historic Back Bay section of Boston, is the precursor of today's health club. Still, the B.A.A. story is not simply one of athletic achievements and firsts. It's also the dramatic story of people and the times in which they lived--a social history that unfolds in nineteenth-century Boston but takes readers around the world, up to the present, and includes a large and international cast of characters. A wonderfully illustrated history, The B.A.A. at 125 highlights the Boston Athletic Association's important role in American sports history. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports--books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. Zusammenfassung "Examines the history and key organizers of the Boston Athletic Association and the B.A.A.'s influence on the modern Olympic Games, the Boston Marathon, and the modern fitness movement"--Provided by publisher....
