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 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
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
Tennis, a Dictionary
Language: en
Pages: 84
Authors: Keith Dunstan
Categories: Tennis
Type: BOOK - Published: 1984-01-01 - Publisher:

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Tennis:Cultural History
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Heiner Gillmeister
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-10-01 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

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This is a comprehensive history of tennis and arguably, the first truly scholarly history of any individual sport. The author amasses a range of linguistic and