American Work-Sports: A History of Competitions for Cornhuskers, Lumberjacks, Firemen and Others
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0786467843
ISBN13:9780786467846
Release Date:October 2013
Publisher:McFarland and Company, Inc.
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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