Allen, E. John B.,  1933- <br/><br/>
The culture and sport of skiing  from antiquity to World War II / 
E. John B. Allen. 
 - Amherst :  University of Massachusetts Press,  (c)2007. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 384 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Archeology and myth --  Skis for a purpose --  The Norwegian thrust --  Fridtjof Nansen --  Creating the skisport --  The English play --  The French worry --  The Germans and Austrians organize --  The ladies ski --  The great war --  Uneasy peace --  Les Annees Folles --  The winter Olympic games of Chamonix, St. Moritz, Lake Placid --  Europeans abroad in the East --  Europeans abroad in the Americas --  Skiing under siege --  The Schneider phenomenon --  The Russo-Finnish War. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781613760604 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Skis and skiing--History.<br/>Skis and skiing--Social aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV854  / .C858 2007