The culture and sport of skiing : from antiquity to World War II / E. John B. Allen.
The culture and sport of skiing : from antiquity to World War II / E. John B. Allen.
The culture and sport of skiing : from antiquity to World War II / E. John B. Allen.
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Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2007.
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N796.93/42
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English
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xiv, 384 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Archeology and myth -- Ch. 2. Skis for a purpose -- Ch. 3. The Norwegian thrust -- Ch. 4. Fridtjof Nansen -- Ch. 5. Creating the skisport -- Ch. 6. The English play -- Ch. 7. The French worry -- Ch. 8. The Germans and Austrians organize -- Ch. 9. The ladies ski -- Ch. 10. The Great War -- Ch....
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Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2007.
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Massachusetts
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c2007.
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The culture and sport of skiing : from antiquity to World War II / E. John B. Allen.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-371) and index.
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N796.93/42
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74VKzEb3eAqO
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1558496017 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781558496002 (cloth : alk. paper)
1558496009 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781558496019 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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796.93
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991023494969702626
