Curling Capital

Curling Capital
Author: Morris Mott
Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 1989-01-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0887553176

The major themes in this volume are the rise of Winnipeg to world curling prominence in the nineteenth century and the persistence of that prominence in the twentieth.

Sports in America from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century: An Encyclopedia

Sports in America from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century: An Encyclopedia
Author: Steven A. Riess
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1204
Release: 2015-03-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317459474

A unique new reference work, this encyclopedia presents a social, cultural, and economic history of American sports from hunting, bowling, and skating in the sixteenth century to televised professional sports and the X Games today. Nearly 400 articles examine historical and cultural aspects of leagues, teams, institutions, major competitions, the media and other related industries, as well as legal and social issues, economic factors, ethnic and racial participation, and the growth of institutions and venues. Also included are biographical entries on notable individuals—not just outstanding athletes, but owners and promoters, journalists and broadcasters, and innovators of other kinds—along with in-depth entries on the history of major and minor sports from air racing and archery to wrestling and yachting. A detailed chronology, master bibliography, and directory of institutions, organizations, and governing bodies—plus more than 100 vintage and contemporary photographs—round out the coverage.

The Capital

The Capital
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 988
Release: 1902
Genre: California, Southern
ISBN:

Sessional Papers

Sessional Papers
Author: Ontario. Legislative Assembly
Publisher:
Total Pages: 870
Release: 1886
Genre: Ontario
ISBN:

Greek Moulds

Greek Moulds
Author: Campbell Cowan Edgar
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1903
Genre:
ISBN:

The Great Canadian Trivia Book 2

The Great Canadian Trivia Book 2
Author: Randy Ray
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1998-05-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1770700153

Did a Canadian kill famed escape artist Harry Houdini? Are the streets of Yellowknife really paved with gold? What was Canada’s connection to those famous "Paul McCartney is dead" rumours of the late 1960s? And just how long does it take a drop of water to flow from Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean? The Great Canadian Trivia Book II brings you all these answers and more. In the much-anticipated sequel to their bestseller, The Great Canadian Trivia Book, award-winning writers Mark Kearney and Randy Ray dig even deeper into Canada’s curious characters, storied past, natural phenomena, cultural idiosyncrasies, and the peculiarities of our leisurely pursuits. In the pages of this intriguing book, you’ll discover the Canadian who was responsible for introducing the glove to professional baseball, the story behind Canada’s blue two-dollar bill, how the robbery phrase "hands up" was connected to Canada, and whether a goalie can take a face-off in a hockey game. Think it’s unlikely a Canadian might have been president of the United States? That Sir John A. Macdonald was the only one in his family to achieve political fame? Or that a Canadian rock group would turn down a chance to play at the famous Woodstock festival of 1969? The Great Canadian Trivia Book II will have you thinking again. And again.