The Rock the Curse and the Hub

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The Rock  the Curse  and the Hub
Author : Randy Roberts
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Language : English
Release Date : 29 March 2024
ISBN : 0674015045
Pages : 460 pages
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The Rock, the Curse, and the Hub is a collection of original essays about the people and places of Boston sports that live in the minds and memories of Bostonians and all Americans. Each chapter focuses on the games and the athletes, but also on which sports have defined Boston and Bostonians.

The Rock  the Curse  and the Hub

The Rock, the Curse, and the Hub is a collection of original essays about the people and places of Boston sports that live in the minds and memories of Bostonians and all Americans. Each chapter focuses on the games and the athletes, but also on which sports have defined Boston

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