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Bowling: America's Greatest Game (Shire Library) (Shire Library USA)
Mark Miller
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Description for Bowling: America's Greatest Game (Shire Library) (Shire Library USA)
Paperback. Bowling is a favourite pastime for millions of families, and since its 1960s and '70s heyday has come to seem quintessentially American. In this title, the author reveals bowling's ancient origins, celebrating its heyday in the late twentieth century and charting its revival, and capturing the spirit of the game and those who play it. Series: Shire Library USA. Num Pages: 64 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: WSJY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150. New.
Bowling is a favourite pastime for millions of families, and since its 1960s and '70s heyday has come to seem quintessentially American. Yet in Egypt as early as 3200 B.C. and Europe as far back as 300 A.D. games were played in which a ball was rolled in an attempt to knock down objects. Arriving in America in colonial times as an outdoor lawn game, and becoming an indoor pastime for the working classes with the influx of immigrants in the late 1800s, by the twentieth century bowling had evolved into the sport as we know it, which today is ... Read more
Bowling is a favourite pastime for millions of families, and since its 1960s and '70s heyday has come to seem quintessentially American. Yet in Egypt as early as 3200 B.C. and Europe as far back as 300 A.D. games were played in which a ball was rolled in an attempt to knock down objects. Arriving in America in colonial times as an outdoor lawn game, and becoming an indoor pastime for the working classes with the influx of immigrants in the late 1800s, by the twentieth century bowling had evolved into the sport as we know it, which today is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Shire Library USA
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747811367
SKU
9780747811367
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About Mark Miller
Mark Miller worked for the United States Bowling Congress and its predecessors for more than twenty-four years. He is an authority on bowling past and present, having been called the "Fountain of Bowling Knowledge." A former sports writer in Arkansas and Illinois, he also helped establish the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in Arlington, Texas. His work has ... Read more
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