Author: Herbert Manchester
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD/DERRYDALE, Jan 2000
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1-56416-031-9
Synopsis
History of sport in America over 400 years. Chapters on field sports, literature, rowing & yachting, ball games, & every manner of hunting, fishing, & horse sports. Illus.; 9x12 inches, 245 pgs.
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Football, lacrosse, hunting, fishing, bowling, ice skating, roller skating, tennis, sailing, crew, boxing, baseball and basketball. All are covered from their early beginnings to the turn of the twentieth century achievements. The evolution of various sports from necessity to leisure activity is explored in detail. First published by the Derrydale Press in 1931.