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Historical Dictionary of Tennis
Language: en
Pages: 445
Authors: John Grasso
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-16 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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The sport of tennis has been played in one form or another for more than 800 years. It can trace its roots to games played by monks in the 12th century. Through
Historical Dictionary of Wrestling
Language: en
Pages: 445
Authors: John Grasso
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-06 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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Wrestling as a legitimate contest is one of the oldest, if not the oldest form of sport. There are cave drawings depicting memorable matches in France, which ar
Historical Dictionary of Ice Hockey
Language: en
Pages: 451
Authors: Laurel Zeisler
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-19 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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The earliest forms of ice hockey developed over the centuries in numerous cold weather countries. In the 17th century, a game similar to hockey was played in Ho
Tennis
Language: en
Pages: 452
Authors: Heiner Gillmeister
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-07-01 - Publisher: NYU Press

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The first comprehensive history of tennis, Henry Gillmeister's Tennis may also be considered the first truly scholarly history of any individual sport. Supporte
Historical Dictionary of Boxing
Language: en
Pages: 589
Authors: John Grasso
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-14 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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Boxing is one of the oldest sports in the world, reaching back to the Ancient Greeks, although it has become popular only in the past century or so. But, in som