| Description |
1 online resource (599 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Authors; Introduction; Hank Aaron Hits His 715th Home Run; Bibliography; Aristocratic Pastimes (1880-1910); Bibliography; Arnie's Army; Bibliography; Artificial Turf; Bibliography; Charles Atlas and Dynamic Tension; Bibliography; Autographs; Bibliography; Automobiling; Bibliography; Bagatelle; Bibliography; Balloon Jumping; Bibliography; Barking Off Squirrels; Bibliography; The Rise of Baseball; Bibliography; Baseball Card Collecting; Bibliography; The "Battle of the Sexes": Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs |
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Drive-In RestaurantsBibliography; Drive-In Theaters; Bibliography; Dungeons and Dragons; Bibliography; The Endless Summer; Bibliography; Exercise Videos; Bibliography; Fantasy Baseball; Bibliography; Mark "Bird" Fidrych; Bibliography; Bobby Fischer and the Chess Craze; Bibliography; Flagpole Sitting; Bibliography; Fletcherizing: A Dietary Route to Fitness; Bibliography; The Flying Wedge; Bibliography; Franchise Shifting in Major League Baseball; Bibliography; Frisbee; Bibliography; Game Improvement Sports Gear; Bibliography; Games of Deception; Bibliography; Gliders; Bibliography; Gouging |
| Summary |
True to the spirit of the all-American athlete and our society's seemingly endless pursuit of and passion for leisure activities is Sports & Recreation Fads. This readable and fascinating reference book highlights some of the most notable as well as some long-forgotten pastimes and personalities. Sporting and recreation events have thrived in the United States for more than two centuries. Just about every sport and recreation embraced from Colonial America to the present has had its faddish aspects. The fascinating introduction provides a basic understanding of the importance of fads in the de |
| Bibliography |
BibliographyBicycling; Bibliography; Billiards; Bibliography; Bison Shooting; Bibliography; Black Power at the XIX Olympiad; Bibliography; The "Black Sox Scandal"; Bibliography; Blacks in Sports Management Positions; Bibliography; Boom Cars; Bibliography; Bowling; Bibliography; Bridge; Bibliography; Charades; Bibliography; Classic Baseball Shirt Reproductions; Bibliography; Cooperative Sports and Games; Bibliography; Crossword Puzzles; Bibliography; The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders; Bibliography; Dance Marathons; Bibliography; Joe DiMaggio's Consecutive Game Hitting Streak; Bibliography |
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BibliographyThe Herkie Jump; Bibliography; Hoosier Hysteria; Bibliography; Horseless Carriage Races; Bibliography; The Hot Rod Cult; Bibliography; Hot Tubs; Bibliography; Hula Hoops; Bibliography; Ice-Yachting; Bibliography; The Ickey Shuffle; Bibliography; Bo Jackson and Two-Sport Athletes; Bibliography; Lotteries; Bibliography; Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling for the Heavyweight Championship; Bibliography; The M & M Boys' Race with Ruth; Bibliography; Mah Jong; Bibliography; Mickey Mantle's Race with Ruth; Bibliography; Marathon Flying; Bibliography; Medical Electricity as a Tool for Fitness |
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BibliographyFrank Merriwell; Bibliography; Them Amazin' Mets; Bibliography; Miniature Golf; Bibliography; Monopoly; Bibliography; Muhammed Ali; Bibliography; Muscular Christianity; Bibliography; "Broadway Joe" Namath; Bibliography; North/South Horse Races; Bibliography; The Notre Dame Mystique; Bibliography; Ouija Board; Bibliography; Parachuting; Bibliography; Parlor Disguises; Bibliography; Pedestrian Events; Bibliography; Pelota; Bibliography; Perestroika in Pro Sports; Bibliography; Personal Watercraft; Bibliography; Pick Up Sticks; Bibliography; Ping Pong; Bibliography; Platform Tennis |
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Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ramirez, Beulah B
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| ISBN |
9781135894740 |
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1135894744 |
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