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American Work-Sports

- A History of Competitions for Cornhuskers, Lumberjacks, Firemen and Others
Af: Frank Zarnowski Engelsk Paperback

American Work-Sports

- A History of Competitions for Cornhuskers, Lumberjacks, Firemen and Others
Af: Frank Zarnowski Engelsk Paperback
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For more than a century the American farm, factory and frontier provided opportunities for physical workers to display their skill, win a bet, brag or perhaps just have some fun. Competitions that emphasized useful skills, like plowing, corn-husking, rock drilling, typesetting, and tree cutting, were common in the antebellum and post-Civil War periods, often drawing large crowds and the attention of sporting journals.

For many years conventional American sports occurred in the workplace. This may help explain why the nicknames of so many prominent collegiate or professional sporting teams--Cornhuskers, Lumberjacks, Miners, Cowboys, Packers and Boilermakers--are also the occupations of 19th century worker-athletes.

By examining the American experience with competitions among workers, this book provides a new understanding of the interrelated nature of occupation and leisure.

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For more than a century the American farm, factory and frontier provided opportunities for physical workers to display their skill, win a bet, brag or perhaps just have some fun. Competitions that emphasized useful skills, like plowing, corn-husking, rock drilling, typesetting, and tree cutting, were common in the antebellum and post-Civil War periods, often drawing large crowds and the attention of sporting journals.

For many years conventional American sports occurred in the workplace. This may help explain why the nicknames of so many prominent collegiate or professional sporting teams--Cornhuskers, Lumberjacks, Miners, Cowboys, Packers and Boilermakers--are also the occupations of 19th century worker-athletes.

By examining the American experience with competitions among workers, this book provides a new understanding of the interrelated nature of occupation and leisure.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 240
ISBN-13: 9780786467846
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0786467843
Kategori: Idrætshistorie
Udg. Dato: 1 okt 2013
Længde: 12mm
Bredde: 152mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato: 1 okt 2013
Forfatter(e): Frank Zarnowski
Forfatter(e) Frank Zarnowski


Kategori Idrætshistorie


ISBN-13 9780786467846


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 240


Udgave


Længde 12mm


Bredde 152mm


Højde 229mm


Udg. Dato 1 okt 2013


Oplagsdato 1 okt 2013


Forlag McFarland & Co Inc

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