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A fascinating account of the parallel development of American soccer and the textile industry in the northeastern United States in the late 1800s. Documents how the ever growing wave of immigrants who were searching for a better way of life brought their skills to the textile industries in the West Hudson region of New Jersey and the New Bedford-Fall River region of southeastern New England. These immigrants also brought over their love for soccer, and soon these were two of the major hotbeds of soccer in the Northeastern United States.
This book covers both of these developments in extensive detail, shedding light on how the immigrant communities played a crucial role in preserving the game of soccer in this country at a time when the American colleges had abandoned soccer in favor of football. Well written, full of interesting stories, this book fills a major gap in the historical record of early American soccer.
22 x 16 cms, softback, 158 pages.
2005
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