Browse all books

Books in The Watts History of Sports series

  • Basketball: A History of Hoops

    Mark Stewart

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1999)
    Discusses the origins and evolution of the sport of basketball, as well as important events and key personalities in both college and professional versions of the game.
    U
  • Auto Racing: A History of Fast Cars and Fearless Drivers

    Mark Stewart

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, May 1, 1999)
    Discusses the origins and evolution of automobile racing, as well as important events and key personalities in the history of this competitive pastime.
    S
  • Soccer: A History of the World's Most Popular Game

    Mark Stewart

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1998)
    A comprehensive history of soccer, focusing on its evolution, momentous events, and key personalities.
    U
  • The Daytona 500

    Mark Stewart

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Nov. 1, 2002)
    Looks at people, track, and machines of the Daytona 500, the unofficial opening event of North America's stock car racing season, from 1959's photo-finish to the early races of the twenty-first century.
    W
  • Hockey: A History of the Fastest Game on Ice

    Mark Stewart

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1999)
    Discusses the origins and evolution of the game of hockey, as well as memorable events and key personalities in this sport.
    U
  • Football: A History of the Gridiron Game

    Mark Stewart

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 8, 1999)
    Discusses the origins and evolution of the game of football, as well as memorable events and key personalities in the game's history.
    U
  • The Super Bowl

    Mark Stewart, Mike Kennedy

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2002)
    A game-by-game account of the thirty-five Super Bowls that have been played from its first competition in 1967 through the game played in January 2001.
    W
  • The NBA Finals

    Mark Stewart, Mike Kennedy

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Dec. 1, 2003)
    Looks at the history of the National Basketball Association's annual best-of-seven game series to determine the championship of the league, which has been held since the 1940s.
    S
  • The Indy 500

    Mark Stewart, Mike Kennedy

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Nov. 1, 2003)
    Looks at the history of the oldest and most famous automobile race in the United States, run each year since 1911 on Memorial Day Weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
    S
  • Baseball: A History of the National Pastime

    Mark Stewart

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1998)
    A comprehensive history of baseball focusing on its evolution, momentous events, and key personalities.
    U
  • The Stanley Cup

    Mark Stewart, Mike Kennedy

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Nov. 1, 2003)
    Looks at the history of the Stanley Cup, hockey's oldest and most prestigious award, as well as the annual competition that leads to its presentation to the champion of the National Hockey League.
    S
  • The Final Four

    Mark Stewart, Mike Kennedy

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Discusses the championship round of the NCAA basketball championships, including powerhouse teams, exciting games, and outstanding players from past years.
    W