Author: Gene Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports: Indoor Sports
Author: Gene Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports: Basketball
Author: Gene Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports: Outdoor Sports
Author: Gene Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports: Soccer
Author: Gene Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports
Author: Gene Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports: Tennis
Author: Gene Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
Sports & Recreation Fads
Author: Frank Hoffmann
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135894744
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
True to the spirit of the all-American athlete and our society's seemingly endless pursuit of and passion for leisure activities is Sports & Recreation Fads. This readable and fascinating reference book highlights some of the most notable as well as some long-forgotten pastimes and personalities. Sporting and recreation events have thrived in the United States for more than two centuries. Just about every sport and recreation embraced from Colonial America to the present has had its faddish aspects. The fascinating introduction provides a basic understanding of the importance of fads in the development of sports and recreation. No book on sports fads would be complete without several chapters on baseball, and this exciting volume is no different--Hank Aaron's 715th home run, baseball card collecting, Mark “the Bird” Fidrych's shining season with the Detroit Tigers, Bo Jackson's double career, Jackie Robinson's success in breaking the color barrier, and Pete Rose's gambling troubles--a true slice of Americana, the best and the worst of our favorite pastime! From the controversial people and events in professional athletics--Mohammed Ali, Joe Namath, Mike Tyson, the “battle of the sexes” between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, the “Black Sox Scandal,” and the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, to the heroes--Charles Atlas, Joe Louis, and Babe Ruth, Hoffmann and Bailey illustrate the often fickle and sometimes enduring interest that Americans have for sports figures and their games. This informative and entertaining book also examines our personal quest for fitness, our devotion to automobiling, and our love of games, including bridge, charades, crossword puzzles, Monopoly, Dungeons & Dragons, Scrabble, and Trivial Pursuit. Sports &Recreation Fads is a handy guide to our favorite leisure activities of the last 200 years.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135894744
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
True to the spirit of the all-American athlete and our society's seemingly endless pursuit of and passion for leisure activities is Sports & Recreation Fads. This readable and fascinating reference book highlights some of the most notable as well as some long-forgotten pastimes and personalities. Sporting and recreation events have thrived in the United States for more than two centuries. Just about every sport and recreation embraced from Colonial America to the present has had its faddish aspects. The fascinating introduction provides a basic understanding of the importance of fads in the development of sports and recreation. No book on sports fads would be complete without several chapters on baseball, and this exciting volume is no different--Hank Aaron's 715th home run, baseball card collecting, Mark “the Bird” Fidrych's shining season with the Detroit Tigers, Bo Jackson's double career, Jackie Robinson's success in breaking the color barrier, and Pete Rose's gambling troubles--a true slice of Americana, the best and the worst of our favorite pastime! From the controversial people and events in professional athletics--Mohammed Ali, Joe Namath, Mike Tyson, the “battle of the sexes” between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, the “Black Sox Scandal,” and the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, to the heroes--Charles Atlas, Joe Louis, and Babe Ruth, Hoffmann and Bailey illustrate the often fickle and sometimes enduring interest that Americans have for sports figures and their games. This informative and entertaining book also examines our personal quest for fitness, our devotion to automobiling, and our love of games, including bridge, charades, crossword puzzles, Monopoly, Dungeons & Dragons, Scrabble, and Trivial Pursuit. Sports &Recreation Fads is a handy guide to our favorite leisure activities of the last 200 years.
The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports: Track and Field
Author: Gene Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Traces the history of various indoor and outdoor sports as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times."
Library of Congress Catalogs
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monographic series
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monographic series
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Historical Dictionary of Bowling
Author: John Grasso
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810880229
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
Loggats, kayles, quilles, skittles, half-bowl and ninepins were all early forms of games in which the goal was to knock down small standing objects from a distance by rolling or throwing another object at them. Archaeologists have found items from Egypt around 5200 B.C. that included small stone balls and narrow pins that were possibly used for a game. Additional research has disclosed that Polynesians played a similar game, using small elliptical balls and round flat stone disks, and, like modern-day bowling, a sixty-foot throwing distance. The Historical Dictionary of Bowling contains a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on both male and female bowlers, amateur and professional, bowling coaches, writers and other contributors to the sport of bowling; descriptions and results of major tournaments and terminology of the sport. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of Bowling.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0810880229
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
Loggats, kayles, quilles, skittles, half-bowl and ninepins were all early forms of games in which the goal was to knock down small standing objects from a distance by rolling or throwing another object at them. Archaeologists have found items from Egypt around 5200 B.C. that included small stone balls and narrow pins that were possibly used for a game. Additional research has disclosed that Polynesians played a similar game, using small elliptical balls and round flat stone disks, and, like modern-day bowling, a sixty-foot throwing distance. The Historical Dictionary of Bowling contains a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on both male and female bowlers, amateur and professional, bowling coaches, writers and other contributors to the sport of bowling; descriptions and results of major tournaments and terminology of the sport. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of Bowling.