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Episode 173 Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Sports in the US

October 7, 2019 by InThePastLane Leave a Comment

This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, I speak with historian Ryan Swanson about his new book, The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt in the Making of the American Athlete. To say that the US is a sports-obsessed nation would be an understatement to say the least. Just … [Read more...]

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