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- Title Creating the Big Ten: Courage, Corruption, and Commercialization
- Author Winton U. Solberg
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 316
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Illinois Press
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780252083242 / 0252083245
- Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 2.29 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Midwest
- Library of Congress subjects Football - United States - History, College sports - United States - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017031824
- Dewey Decimal Code 796.332
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