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The culture and sport of skiing: from antiquity to World War II
E. John B. Allen
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Frontmatter
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List of Illustrations (page ix)
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Preface (page xi)
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Introduction (page 1)
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Chapter 1. Archeology and Myth (page 7)
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Chapter 2. Skis for a Purpose (page 22)
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Chapter 3. The Norwegian Thrust (page 36)
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Chapter 4. Fridtjof Nansen (page 56)
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Chapter 5. Creating the Skisport (page 70)
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Chapter 6. The English Play (page 90)
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Chapter 7. The French Worry (page 107)
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Chapter 8. The Germans and Austrians Organize (page 122)
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Chapter 9. The Ladies Ski (page 140)
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Chapter 10. The Great War (page 153)
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Chapter 11. Uneasy Peace—Les Années Folles (page 164)
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Chapter 12. The Winter Olympic Games of Chamonix, St. Moritz, Lake Placid (page 181)
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Chapter 13. Europeans Abroad in the East (page 198)
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Chapter 14. Europeans Abroad in the Americas (page 216)
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Chapter 15. Skiing Under Siege (page 241)
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Chapter 16. The Schneider Phenomenon (page 260)
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Chapter 17. The Russo-Finnish War (page 275)
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Epilogue (page 283)
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Notes (page 293)
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Bibliographic Note on Selected Archives (page 373)
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Index (page 377)
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Published: c2007
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- 9781558496019 (paper)
- 9781613760604 (ebook)
- 9781558496002 (hardcover)