Pedestrianism : When Watching People Walk Was America's Favorite Spectator Sport.

Strange as it sounds, during the 1870s and 1880s, America's most popular spectator sport wasn't baseball, football, or horseracing-it was competitive walking. Inside sold-out arenas, competitors walked around dirt tracks almost nonstop for six straight days (never on Sunday), risking their...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Algeo, Matthew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago Review Press, 2014.
Temas:
1800-1899
Walking > United States > History > 19th century.
Spectators > United States > History > 19th century.
Spectateurs > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > 19th century.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Walking.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Spectators
Walking
United States
History
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