Robert Pruter holds a master's degree in history from Roosevelt University and a master's degree in library and information science from Dominican University. He is currently the government documents and reference librarian at Lewis University. He has published Chicago Soul and Doowop: The Chicago Scene with the University of Illinois Press.
A solid contribution to not only the study of sports history, but
also to our knowledge of Chicago history. Pruter's book details the
evolution of interscholastic sports in the United State and reminds
us that many of the issues in high school athletics today were
present some four generations ago.-- "Journal of Illinois
History"
An outstanding example of empirical history.-- "American Historical
Review"
High school sports researchers and enthusiasts will find this work
a necessary contribution to the historical narrative.-- "Journal of
the Illinois State Historical Society"
Pruter describes the development and governance of high school
sports during a period of their great expansion. He focuses on
Chicago and Cook County, IL, but includes information about Boston,
New York City, and Philadelphia, with less from other areas. . . .
Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students,
researchers/faculty.-- "Choice"
Robert Pruter's new book offers scholars a much-needed
organizational history of high school athletics in the United
States during the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.--
"American Studies Journal"
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