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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Tamte has produced a well-researched account of Walter Camp's wide-ranging life and careers that particularly included his actively working on the early development of the game of American football, and his many years at Yale. This is an easy to read and valuable look at one of sport's amazing pioneers."--Raymond Schmidt, College Football Historical Society
"Embedded in this biography is a fantastic narrative history of how and why football exploded in popularity on college campuses and in American popular culture. Superbly researched and well written, this book will appeal to sports enthusiasts and scholars alike. Highly recommended." --
Choice "Tamte skillfully weaves myriad details of two interconnected stories. . . . A definitive study." --
Journal of American Culture"Author Roger R. Tamte put together a well-researched book about the life of Walter Camp."--
Knup Sports"Author Roger R. Tamte put together a well-researched book about the life of Walter Camp."--
Knup Sports"In Roger R. Tamte's expansive review of Camp's life and contributions, a reader gleans insight into Camp's formative years up through his death." --
Journal of Sport History"This is a painstakingly researched and wonderfully written book on the most important individual in the development of American football, Walter Camp."--Ronald A. Smith, author of
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