Reddit reviews The American Soccer League

Great post.

Colin Jose is another resources although he's more into the statistics (tables) versus explaining a narrative: http://thisiscosmoscountry.com/?p=1346

http://www.amazon.com/American-Soccer-League-Colin-Jose/dp/0810834294

http://www.amazon.com/Colin-Jose/e/B001K80UCE/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1/191-5369569-6802463

Wangerin should be read with an open, critical mind. It is a good book, and you should consider his perspective as an American and that the pre NASL work focuses primarily on the east coast.

For example in the Pacific NW historically there may have been more British influence too (Columbia District/Oregon Territory/54-40 or Fight dynamic before the US swallowed it up to the 49th parallel). From the 1800-1900's there was more Scottish influence and leagues around the Puget Sound of rugby and association codes (those regional leagues not worth really discussing other than St Louis because they'd play for the US Open Cup). What other areas, or parts of the conversation were missed in the review of newspaper articles? What biases did/do newspapers (the mainstream/popular media of the time) have? With questions like this in mind, Wangerin is a good starting point.

Remember history is written by the victors, and it is a story.

I think it is unfair that people assume soccer is only recent. Soccer was the second most popular sport back in 1920s prior to the great depression. The American Soccer League goes into great detail about it.