Description: Hillside Fields : A History of Sports in West Virginia, Paperback by Barnett, Bob, ISBN 1935978675, ISBN-13 9781935978671, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US West Virginia&;s championship teams at WVU and Marshall and athletic superstars like Jerry West and Mary Lou Retton are familiar to all, but few know the untold story of sports in the Mountain State. Hillside Fields: A History of Sports in West Virginia chronicles the famous athletic triumphs and heart-breaking losses of local heroes and legendary teams, recording the titanic struggles of a small state competing alongside larger rivals. Hillside Fields provides a broad view of the development of sports in West Virginia, from one of the first golf clubs in America at Oakhurst Links to the Greenbrier Classic; from the first girls basketball championship in 1919 to post Title IX; from racially segregated sports to integrated teams; and from the days when West Virginia Wesleyan and Davis & Elkins beat the big boys in football to the championship teams at WVU, Marshall, West Virginia State and West Liberty. Hillside Fields explains how major national trends and events, as well as West Virginia&;s economic, political, and demographic conditions, influenced the development of sports in the state. The story of the growth of sports in West Virginia is also a story of the tribulations, hopes, values and triumphs of a proud people.
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Book Title: Hillside Fields : A History of Sports in West Virginia
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Name: Hillside Fields : a History of Sports in West Virginia
Language: English
Publisher: West Virginia University Press
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2013
Subject: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), General, History, Customs & Traditions
Item Weight: 25 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Bob Barnett
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Sports & Recreation, Social Science, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
