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People of Prowess : Sport, Leisure, and Labor in Early Anglo-Amerca
Overview
Americans have revered prowess in sports going back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Nancy L. Struna explores the significance, meaning, and structure of competitive matches and displays of physical prowess for both men and women in colonial culture. Engrossingly written for the general reader as well as sport and leisure historians, People of Prowess is a pioneering work that explores a rarely examined area of colonial history and society.
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- ISBN-13: 9780252065521
- ISBN-10: 0252065522
- Publisher: University of Illinois Press
- Publish Date: August 1996
- Dimensions: 8.88 x 5.95 x 0.86 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.97 pounds
- Page Count: 288
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