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Baltimore Sports: Stories from Charm City (Sport, Culture, and Society)

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Baltimore is the birthplace of Francis Scott Key’s “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the incomparable Babe Ruth, and the gold medalist Michael Phelps. It’s a one-of-a-kind town with singular stories, well-publicized challenges, and likewise a wealthy sporting history. Baltimore Sports: Stories from Charm City chronicles the many ways in which sports are an integral a part of Baltimore’s history and identity and a part of what makes the city unique, interesting, and, for some people, loveable.

Wide ranging and eclectic, the essays included here cover not only the Orioles and the Ravens, but additionally lesser-known Baltimore athletes and teams. Toots Barger, referred to as the “Queen of the Duckpins,” makes an appearance. So do the Dunbar Poets, thought to be by some to be the greatest high-school basketball team ever.

Bringing together the work of both historians and journalists, including Michael Olesker, former Baltimore Sun columnist, and Rafael Alvarez, who was once named Baltimore’s Best Creator by Baltimore Magazine in 2014, Baltimore Sports illuminates Charm City through this fascinating exploration of its teams, fans, and athletes.


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