Game faces : five early American champions and the sports they changed / Thomas H. Pauly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pauly, Thomas H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Athletes--United States--Biography.

Athletes.

Sports--United States--History--19th century.

Sports.

Sports--United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This compelling blend of biography and cultural history depicts five important yet nearly forgotten athletes from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who had a transformative effect on their sports and on the evolution of sports in general. Tom Stevens was the first man to ride a bicycle, "a high wheeler," around the world (1884-87). Fanny Bullock Workman completed seven expeditions into the Himalayas between 1898 and 1912. Bill Reid, a Harvard football coach and one of the game's first professionals, played a key role in saving the sport from a national movement to abolish

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1 . Tom Stevens; 2. Fanny Bullock Workman; 3. Bill Reid; 4. May Sutton; 5. Barney Oldfield; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-68771-1

9786613664655

0-8032-4051-1

OCLC:

795120088