Game faces : five early American champions and the sports they changed /

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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 : University of Nebraska Press, ©2012.
Temas:
1800-1999
Athletes > United States > Biography.
Sports > United States > History > 19th century.
Sports > United States > History > 20th century.
Sportifs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Sports > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sports > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Athletes
Sports
United States
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1 . Tom Stevens; 2. Fanny Bullock Workman; 3. Bill Reid; 4. May Sutton; 5. Barney Oldfield; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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