Ingrassia, Brian M. Speed Capital: Indianapolis Auto Racing and the Making of Modern America. University of Illinois Press, 2024. Pp xii+ 286. $24.95 paper. Reviewed by Ari de Wilde In Speed Capital: Indianapolis Auto Racing and the Making of Modern America, Brian M. Ingrassia chronicles the history of America’s most famous race: the Indianapolis 500.…
By Rwany Sibaja, Guest Contributor Last Friday, June 3rd, the United States Men’s National Team faced Colombia in the opening match of the 2016 Copa América at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. This is a special edition of the tournament – the “Centenario” – commemorating the 100th anniversary of the world’s oldest continental soccer competition.…
by Adam Park If Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is to be reckoned among the greatest pugilists of all time, it is only because his predecessors did much of the learning for him. In other words, he’s good because others were good before him. But the sweet science has changed a great deal over the millennia. Though…
Sport in American History 