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Game Faces : Five Early American Champions and the Sports They Changed.

This compelling blend of biography and cultural history depicts five important yet nearly forgotten athletes from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who had a transformative effect on their sports and on the evolution of sports in general. Tom Stevens was the first man to ride a bicyc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pauly, Thomas H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : UNP - Nebraska Paperback, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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