All-around men : heroes of a forgotten sport / Frank Zarnowski.
All-around men : heroes of a forgotten sport / Frank Zarnowski.
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Publisher
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N796.42/48
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English
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Physical content
xvii, 270 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction : a word about history -- Pt. 1. Early track and field history -- 1. Track and field in antebellum America -- 2. American track and field after the civil war -- 3. The all-around and the evolution of modern combined events -- Pt. 2. Biographies of all-around men -- 4. Donald Dinnie -- 5...
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Publisher
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"The All-Around, a ten-event track and field contest of endurance, speed, and strength, was the forerunner to the modern decathlon. All-Around Men: Heroes of a Forgotten Sport chronicles the careers of the men who excelled at this sport: the great touring professional Scottish athletes, including Donald Dinnie and Princeton's George Goldie; Malcolm...
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All-around men : heroes of a forgotten sport / Frank Zarnowski.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N796.42/48
Record Identifier
74VKd3KVarXl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKd3KVarXl
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ISBN
0810854236 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780810854239 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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796.420922
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991019935749702626
