Bibliograph

Tribal, college football and the secret heart of America, Diane Roberts

Type

Label

Tribal, college football and the secret heart of America, Diane Roberts

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-233) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tribal

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

915135794

Responsibility statement

Diane Roberts

Sub title

college football and the secret heart of America

Summary

"Both dispatch and dissertation, NPR contributor Diane Roberts, an English professor at Florida State University, gives a insider's account of a big time college football program in the midst of controversy, while examining the impact and legacy of the sport's popularity in America today"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Pregame -- First Quarter -- Chapter 1 Tribal Boundaries -- Chapter 2 Who the Hell Are We? -- Chapter 3 At the Creation -- Chapter 4 Clean, Old-Fashioned Hatred -- Chapter 5 Big Game -- Second Quarter -- Chapter 6 Old-Time Religion -- Chapter 7 Consecrated Ground -- Chapter 8 God Is My Offensive Coordinator -- Chapter 9 Muscular Christianity -- Chapter 10 Gator Galahad -- Halftime -- Chapter 11 Death of a Drum Major -- Third Quarter -- Chapter 12 The Gender Bowl -- Chapter 13 The Ladies Auxiliary -- Fourth Quarter -- Chapter 14 Jaboo Wins -- Chapter 15 The Plantation -- Chapter 16 Fighting the War All Over Again -- Chapter 17 The Southern Way of Life -- Chapter 18 The Fall of the House of Bowden -- Postgame -- Acknowledgments -- Notes and Selected Resources -- Index

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