Author: MANCHESTER, HERBERT
Title: Four centuries of sport in America, 1490-1890 / Herbert Manchester
Description: Lanham. Md. : Derrydale Press : Distributed by National Book Network 1991. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; xxix. 245 p. : ill. ; 32 cm. Summary; 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. Subjects; Sports — United States — History. Fishing. angling ; History of specific subjects. ISBN: 1586670646. Weight in Kg appr.:

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