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"Exhaustively researched. Recommended."--Choice
"In an era in which athletes in all sports can earn fame and riches beyond most of our wildest imaginations Turrini usefully skewers the romanticized image of the amateur ideal."--Journal of Sport History
"Joseph M. Turrini's superb The End of Amateurism in American Track and Field helps to fill in one prominent gap in the existing literature on the subject. . . . A gem of a book."--Sport in History
"The End of Amateurism in American Track and Field is as much a page turner for track fans as it is a compelling read as a business book."--Running TimesJoseph M. Turrini is an assistant professor of library and information science at Wayne State University.
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