Böcker av Robert J. Higgs

To examine the social and cultural significance of the athlete hero in American literature, Robert J.

"[A] useful, lucid, intelligent contribution to sports scholarship." Journal of Sport History

The two volumes of Appalachia Inside Out constitute the most comprehensive anthology of writings on Appalachia ever assembled. Representing the work of approximately two hundred authors, Appalachia Inside Out reveals the fascinating diversity of the region and lays to rest many of the reductive stereotypes long associated with it.

An examination of the portrayal of leadership in the western film genre. It analyzes a sample of 25 films, including "Unforgiven" and "Red River", and discusses a variety of leadership styles, motifs, and characteristics giving perspective on several traditional leadership theories.