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America's game the epic story of how pro football captured a nation /

Traces the transformation of professional football from a struggling, third-class sport into a sports and mass-entertainment giant over the past sixty years.

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Main Author: MacCambridge, Michael, 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2004]
Edition:1st ed.
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xix, 552 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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