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They run with surprising swiftness : the women athletes of early modern Britain / Peter Radford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Radford, Peter, 1939- author.
- Series:
- Peculiar bodies: stories and histories
- Peculiar bodies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women athletes--Great Britain--History--17th century.
- Women athletes.
- Women athletes--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Women athletes--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Team sports--Great Britain--History--17th century.
- Team sports.
- Team sports--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Team sports--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
- Contents:
- In Hera's footsteps
- Women runners in Britain: the evidence
- "Of good conversation": from 1638
- Running for shifts and smocks: to 1699
- "A Prince's wine and biskets": 1700-1724
- Visitors write home: 1725-1749
- Paying the ultimate price: 1750-1774
- Exhilaration and athleticism: 1775-1799
- The power to endure: 1800-1824
- Moral meddling, cant, and sheer humbug: 1825 onward
- The runners: overview, 1638-1850
- Women tennis players, team players, fighters, and jockeys: the evidence
- The tennis players
- The team players
- Cricketers of all ages and sizes
- The fighters
- The equestrians
- Women athletes: summary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 30, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Radford, Peter, 1939- They run with surprising swiftness
- ISBN:
- 9780813947945
- 0813947944
- Publisher Number:
- 40031676998
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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