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The histories in Twin Cities Sports are rooted in the class, ethnic, and regional identity of this unique upper midwestern metropolitan area. The compilation includes a wide range of important studies on the hub of interwar speedskating, the success of Gopher football in the Jim Crow era, the integration of municipal golf courses, the building of a world-renowned park system, the Minneapolis Lakers' basketball dynasty, the Minnesota Twins' connections to Cuba, and more.
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eBook ISBN
9781610756785Subtopic
Regional StudiesTable of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Series Editorâs Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Map of Minnesota
- Map of the Twin Cities
- 1. From Parks to Recreation: The Minneapolis Parks System, 1880sâ1920s
- 2. Fairways Open to All: A History of Golf in the Twin Cities
- 3. Aces on Ice: The Glory Days of Speed Skating in the Twin Cities
- 4. The End of Jim Crow and the Decline of Minnesota Gopher Football
- 5. From the Cedar-Riverside Marines to the Purple People Eaters: Professional Football in the Twin Cities
- 6. Just for Kicks: The Worldâs Game Comes to the Twin Cities
- 7. The State of Basketball: Minnesotaâs Storied Hardcourt History
- 8. The Minneapolis Lakers: The First NBA Dynasty
- 9. Minnesota Ice: The Eleventh Hockey Province
- 10. From DC Follies to Frostbite Falls: Calvin Griffith and the Senatorsâ Move to Minnesota
- 11. The Minnesota Twins, Tony Oliva, and the Cuban Baseball Players
- 12. Of King Tuts and Kewpies: Professional Boxing in the Twin Cities
- 13. âHow âbout Dat, You Turkey Necks!â: The Heyday of Twin Cities Pro Wrestling
- Notes
- Contributors
- Index