Bøger af James R. Walker

Provides a balanced, nuanced, and carefully documented look at radio and baseball over the past one hundred years, focusing on the interaction between team owners, local and national media, and government and business interests, with extensive coverage of the television and Internet ages, when baseball on the radio had to make critical adjustments to stay viable.

James R Walker was a physician to the Pine Ridge Sioux from 1896 to 1914. This volume of material from the Walker collection presents his work on Lakota myth and legend. It is useful for students of comparative literature, religion, and mythology, as well as those interested in Lakota culture.

Deals with the organization of camps and bands, kinship systems, beliefs, ceremonies, hunting, warfare, and methods of measuring time

Provides raw narratives without any pretension of synthesis or analysis

The medium of television exposed baseball to a national audience; altered the financial picture for teams, owners, and players; and changed the way Americans followed the game. This book explores such changes and makes sense of their meaning for America's pastime. It traces the relationship from the first televised game in 1939.