Archeology and myth -- Skis for a purpose -- The Norwegian thrust -- Fridtjof Nansen -- Creating the skisport -- The English play -- The French worry -- The Germans and Austrians organize -- The ladies ski -- The great war -- Uneasy peace -- Les Annees Folles -- The winter Olympic games of Chamonix, St. Moritz, Lake Placid -- Europeans abroad in the East -- Europeans abroad in the Americas -- Skiing under siege -- The Schneider phenomenon -- The Russo-Finnish War
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-371) and index
Notes
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