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Historical Dictionary of Skiing
E.John B. Allen
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Description for Historical Dictionary of Skiing
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Sports. Num Pages: 380 pages, 43 black & white halftones, 1 tables. BIC Classification: GBC; WSWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 706.
Skiing is one of the oldest modes of transportation known, predating the wheel with dated artifacts to prove its pedigree. Skiing for sport, however, did not become common until about 150 years ago. The first Winter Olympic Games, held in Chamonix, France in 1924, were the first to introduce skiing as a competition. Events were held in both ski jumping and cross-country skiing. With advances in technology and increased leisure time, the popularity of skiing as a sport has risen exponentially since it was first introduced. The Historical Dictionary of Skiing relates the history of the sport through a ... Read more
Skiing is one of the oldest modes of transportation known, predating the wheel with dated artifacts to prove its pedigree. Skiing for sport, however, did not become common until about 150 years ago. The first Winter Olympic Games, held in Chamonix, France in 1924, were the first to introduce skiing as a competition. Events were held in both ski jumping and cross-country skiing. With advances in technology and increased leisure time, the popularity of skiing as a sport has risen exponentially since it was first introduced. The Historical Dictionary of Skiing relates the history of the sport through a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Sports
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810868021
SKU
V9780810868021
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About E.John B. Allen
E. John B. Allen is emeritus professor of history at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. This is his ninth book on skiing.
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Skiing
Allen (emer., Plymouth State Univ.; winner, 2009 International Skiing History Association's Lifetime Achievement Award) offers a very handy reference that is also a thoroughly researched guide to the history of skiing. Well constructed as a dictionary, it supplies boldface cross-references and makes effective use of see and see also references. International in scope, the entries average a dozen lines in ... Read more