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On the origins of sports : the early history and original rules of everybody's favorite games
- Title
- On the origins of sports : the early history and original rules of everybody's favorite games / Gary Belsky & Neil Fine.
- Author
- Belsky, Gary
- Publication
- New York : Artisan, [2016]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GV576 .B375 2016 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Fine, Neil, 1962-
- Description
- 255 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- On the Origins of Sports is an illustrated book built around the original rules of 21 of the world's most popular sports, from football and soccer to wrestling and mixed martial arts. Never before have the original rules for these sports coexisted in one volume. Brimming with history and miscellany, it is the ultimate sports book for the thinking man.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Sports writing
- Informational works
- Illustrated works
- Rules
- History
- Informational works.
- Illustrated works.
- Rules.
- History.
- Sports writing.
- Documents d'information.
- Ouvrages illustrés.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Because everything starts somewhere -- Baseball -- Basketball -- Boxing -- Cricket -- Field Hockey -- Football (American) -- Football (Fantasy) -- Golf -- Ice Hockey -- Kickball -- Mixed Martial Arts -- Poker -- Rugby -- Soccer -- Stock Car Racing -- Tennis -- Tenpin Bowling -- Ultimate Frisbee -- Volleyball -- Wiffle Ball -- Wrestling.
- ISBN
- 9781579656843
- 1579656846
- LCCN
- 2015034241
- OCLC
- ocn922970751
- 922970751
- SCSB-1863764
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library