The Stadium: An American History of Politics, Protest, and Play - Hardcoverby Frank Andre Guridy (Author) The "deep and impactful" story of the American stadium (Howard Bryant, author of Full Dissidence) from the first wooden ballparks to today's glass and steel mega arenas revealing how it has made, and remade, American life. Stadiums are monuments to recreation, sports, and pleasure. Yet from the earliest ballparks to the present, stadiums have also functioned as public squares. Politicians have used them to cultivate