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Author:   John Sayle Watterson
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780801892585

ISBN 10:   0801892589
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   17 August 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Part I: Foundations 1. In the Beginning 2. The Sporting Frontier 3. Barely Visible to Press and Public Part II: The Man Who Changed Everything 4. Theodore Roosevelt: Climbing the Mountain 5. Sports and the Presidency: The Founding Father 6. Inside TR's Sporting Presidency Part III: Sports: Acceptable but not Required 7. William Howard Taft: A Large Legacy 8. Woodrow Wilson: More than Just a Game 9. Warren Harding: The Wager He Didn't Win 10. Calvin Coolidge: Grace, under Pressure 11. Herbert Hoover: No Place to Hide 12. Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politically and Physically Challenged Part IV: Flight from Washington 13. Harry S Truman: Striding—and Flying—into History 14. Dwight D. Eisenhower: Hero under Assault 15. John F. Kennedy: Swimming into Politics 16. Lyndon Johnson: The Games He Didn't Play Part V: In the Public Eye 17. Richard Nixon: Show Me a Good Loser 18. Gerald Ford: The Pigskin President 19. Jimmy Carter: More Than Meets the Eye 20. Ronald Reagan: Creating a Sports Legend 21. George H. W. Bush: TR Revisited Part VI: New Players, Old Games 22. Bill Clinton: Oh, How He Played the Game 23. George W. Bush: From Bush Leagues to the Majors Conclusion Appendix: Ranking the Presidents Notes Suggested Reading Index

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This well-researched, nicely written work will appeal to history buffs and sports fans alike. Recommended for all public and academic libraries. Library Journal 2006 Sports historian Watterson suggests that presidents' athletic endeavors reveal a lot about their actions in office... An enjoyable study of politics and culture. Publishers Weekly 2006 Watterson's history rises above trivia... Abundantly anecdotal... A wry and perceptive work. Booklist 2006 With a presidential campaign on the horizon, Watterson introduces an intriguing way of evaluating presidential fitness for office-and opportunities for sports fans to try out for the job of pundit. Richmond Times-Dispatch 2006 [Watterson] documents the link between sports and the Presidency well and even credits Theodore Roosevelt with the 'the twentieth-century sporting presidency.' -- LZ Granderson, Senior Writer, ESPN ESPN.com 2006 Provides a good overview... Recommended. Public and general collections. Choice 2007 It is the closest thing to the definitive work on the subject yet produced, and likely will remain so for quite some time. -- Max Skidmore Journal of American Culture Any reader interested in sports, politics and presidents will find this comprehensive and readable book a fine addition to her or his library. -- Barbara Rich Daily Progress 2008

Sports historian Watterson suggests that presidents' athletic endeavors reveal a lot about their actions in office... An enjoyable study of politics and culture. - Publishers Weekly A wry and perceptive work. - Booklist With a presidential campaign on the horizon, Watterson introduces an intriguing way of evaluating presidential fitness for office - and opportunities for sports fans to try out for the job of pundit. - Richmond Times-Dispatch [Watterson] documents the link between sports and the Presidency well and even credits Theodore Roosevelt with the 'the twentieth-century sporting presidency.' - ESPN, ESPN.com It is the closest thing to the definitive work on the subject yet produced, and likely will remain so for quite some time. - Journal of American Culture

This well-researched, nicely written work will appeal to history buffs and sports fans alike. Recommended for all public and academic libraries. Library Journal Sports historian Watterson suggests that presidents' athletic endeavors reveal a lot about their actions in office... An enjoyable study of politics and culture. Publishers Weekly Watterson's history rises above trivia... Abundantly anecdotal... A wry and perceptive work. Booklist With a presidential campaign on the horizon, Watterson introduces an intriguing way of evaluating presidential fitness for office-and opportunities for sports fans to try out for the job of pundit. Richmond Times-Dispatch [Watterson] documents the link between sports and the Presidency well and even credits Theodore Roosevelt with the 'the twentieth-century sporting presidency.' -- LZ Granderson, Senior Writer, ESPN ESPN.com Provides a good overview... Recommended. Public and general collections. Choice It is the closest thing to the definitive work on the subject yet produced, and likely will remain so for quite some time. -- Max Skidmore Journal of American Culture Any reader interested in sports, politics and presidents will find this comprehensive and readable book a fine addition to her or his library. -- Barbara Rich Daily Progress

Author Information

John Sayle Watterson is an adjunct assistant professor of history at James Madison University. He is the author of College Football: History, Spectacle, Controversy, also published by Johns Hopkins.

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