Author: John Henry Walsh
Publisher: Palala Press
Published: 2015-09-04
Total Pages: 840
ISBN-13: 9781341518881
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Author: Tony Collins
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780415352246
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Providing a social, economic and political study of field sports and those other activities and customs labelled as rural sports, from the earliest of times to the present day in all of the United Kingdom and Ireland. This book brings together several distinct types of traditional rural sports with particular emphasis on the social history and 'traditional' aspects. It contains several hundred entries focusing on individual sports and others providing analysis of key concepts, themes and terminologies. The Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports is an invaluable reference that provides students, scholars and sports enthusiasts with a focussed and authoritative source of information on the history and culture of rural sport in Britain.
Author: J. H. Walsh (Stonehenge)
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Published: 1863
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Henry Walsh
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2008-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780752447612
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Manual of British Rural Sports first appeared in 1856 and quickly established itself as an excellent handbook to the many outdoor pursuits practiced in the British countryside. All aspects of these pursuits are covered, including rules and regulations, tactics, and information and diagrams of the required equipment. Informs the Victorian gentleman which floats to use when fishing for bream and which caliber of shot to use when shooting grouse. Nostalgic in its production, this book will capture an important niche in the expanding heritage market.