Shake Down the Thunder

"Sperber...tackles the details, great and small, unearthing atreasure." -- New York Times Book Review Shake Down theThunder traces the history of the Notre Dame football program -- which has acquiredalmost mythical proportions -- from its humble origins in the 19th century to itsstatus as the paragon of college sports. It presents the true story of the program'sformative years, the reality behind the myths. Both social history and sportshistory, this book documents as never before the first half-century of Notre Damefootball and relates it to the rise of big-time intercollegiate athletics, thecollege sports reform movement, and the corrupt sporting press of the period. ShakeDown the Thunder is must reading for all Fighting Irish fans, their detractors, andany reader engaged by American cultural history.Sperber, Murray is the author of 'Shake Down the Thunder' with ISBN 9780805018745 and ISBN 0805018743.