Research Catalog

Title

Sports in California.

Publication

San Francisco : Book Club of California, 1986.

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Additional Authors

• Kurutz, Gary F.
• Book Club of California.
• Arif Press. prt

Description

12 folded sheets ([48] p.) : ill.; 22 x 26 cm.

Uniform Title

Keepsake series (Book Club of California) ; 1986.

Subject

• Sports > California > History
• Amusements > California > History

Note

• "Designed by Don Gray and Wesley B. Tanner ... printed by Wesley B. Tanner and Don Gray at the Arif Press ... Berkeley"--Colophon of each no.
• "This is number one[-twelve] of a series of twelve keepsakes prepared for the members of the Book Club of California during 1986. The series [was] edited by Gary F. Kurutz"--Colophon of each number.
• Issued unbound, in quarter blue cloth portfolio and slipcase.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographies.

Contents

1. Introduction / Gary F. Kurutz -- 2. The birth of ski racing in the California gold rush / Robert E. Blesse -- 3. Early California baseball / John Crichton -- 4. Boxing / Richard Dillon -- 5. Football / Donald R. Fleming -- 6. Tug-of-war contest, 1894, San Francisco / Bruce L. Johnson -- 7. Ben Hur revisited / Alan Jutzi -- 8. The ethereal sport of ballooning / Gary F. Kurutz -- 9. The jumping frog contest / Oscar Lewis -- 10. Bull versus bear / W. Michael Mathes -- 11. Polo in southern California / David L. Myrick -- 12. Wild cheers broke loose / Hugh C. Tolford.

Call Number

*KP (Book Club) 73-176 ser. 1986

LCCN

88106259

OCLC

• 17981458
• NYPG93-B2858

Title

Sports in California.

Imprint

San Francisco : Book Club of California, 1986.

Series

Keepsake series (Book Club of California) ; 1986.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographies.

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Added Author

Kurutz, Gary F.

Book Club of California.

Arif Press. Printer

Research Call Number

*KP (Book Club) 73-176 ser. 1986