Sports in California
by The Book Club of California; Gary F. Kurutz
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Hollis Center, Maine, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1986 Book. Very Good +. Soft cover. First Edition. Very nice copy of this set of 12 portfolio sheets depicting the history of sports in California; illustrated with drawings. The portfolios are I. Introduction; II. The Birth of Ski Racing in the California Gold Rush; III. Early California Baseball; IV. Boxing - The Benicia Boy; V. Football, The Big Game; VI. Tug-of-War Context 1894 San Francisco; VII. Ben Hur Revisited - Chariot Races at the Tournament of Roses 1904-1915; VIII. The Ethereal Sport of Ballooning; IX. The Jumping Frog Contest; X. Bull Versus Bear - Sport and Diversion in Early Nineteenth Century California; XI. Polo in Southern California; and XII. Wild Cheers Broke Loose - The Great Los Angeles-Phoenix Road Race, 1908-1914..
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Details
- Seller
- UHR Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 073858
- Title
- Sports in California
- Author
- The Book Club of California; Gary F. Kurutz
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Book Club california, California Sports history, History California Gold rush, History California Ski racing, History California baseball, History California boxing, History California football, History California Chariot races, History California balloon
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Hollis Center, Maine
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- First Edition
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