{"product_id":"fit-for-america-matthew-lindaman-9780815635697","title":"Fit for America: Major John L. Griffith and the Quest for Athletics and Fitness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFit for America \u003c\/i\u003eis at once an intellectual biography of Major John L. Griffith, one of the preeminent intercollegiate athletics administrators of the twenti-eth century, and an in-depth look at how athletics shaped national military preparedness in a time of war and anticommunist sentiment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLindaman traces Griffith's forty-year career, one that spanned both world wars and included his appointment as the first Big Ten commissioner from 1922 until 1945. Griffith also served as NCAA president in the 1930s and later became the secretary-treasurer during World War II. Throughout his career, he worked tirelessly to advance the role and importance of collegiate sports on a regional and national level. In an era of heightened fears of com-munism, Griffith saw intercollegiate athletics as a way to prepare young men to become fit, disciplined military recruits. Griffith also founded his own publi-cation, the \u003ci\u003eAthletic Journal, \u003c\/i\u003ein 1922 in which he published opinion pieces and solicited the opinions of other leading coaches and administrators nationwide. Through these pages, Lindaman explores not only Griffith's philosophy but also the emergence of a coaching and athletic administration network. Draw-ing on voluminous primary source material and the many writings Griffith left behind, \u003ci\u003eFit for America \u003c\/i\u003ebrings long-overdue attention to a figure who was in-strumental in shaping the world of American intercollegiate sports.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Lindaman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815635699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815635697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019","brand":"Matthew Lindaman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086940451071,"sku":"9780815635697","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aebebfb4-2799-4570-a676-ee122a0a12b4.jpg?v=1769097408","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fit-for-america-matthew-lindaman-9780815635697","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}