Pamela Grundy: 4 books
Learning to Win
Sports, Education, and Social Change in Twentieth-Century North Carolina
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2003
Over the past century, high school and college athletics have grown into one of America's most beloved--and most controversial--institutions, inspiring great loyalty while sparking fierce disputes.
In this richly detailed book, Pamela Grundy examines the many meanings that school sports took...
Shattering the Glass
The Remarkable History of Women's Basketball
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Reaching back over a century of struggle, liberation, and gutsy play, Shattering the Glass is a sweeping chronicle of women's basketball in the United States. Offering vivid portraits of forgotten heroes and contemporary stars, Pamela Grundy and Susan Shackelford provide a broad perspective on the...
Color and Character
West Charlotte High and the American Struggle over Educational Equality
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
At a time when race and inequality dominate national debates, the story of West Charlotte High School illuminates the possibilities and challenges of using racial and economic desegregation to foster educational equality. West Charlotte opened in 1938 as a segregated school that embodied the aspirations...
by Pamela Grundy, Benjamin G Rader
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
American Sports is a comprehensive, analytical introduction to the history of American sports from the colonial era to the present. Pamela Grundy and Benjamin Rader outline the complex relationships between sports and class, gender, race, religion, and region in the United States. Building on changes...