TY - BOOK AU - Allen,E.John B. TI - The culture and sport of skiing: from antiquity to World War II SN - 9781613760604 AV - GV854 .C858 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Amherst PB - University of Massachusetts Press KW - Skis and skiing KW - History KW - Social aspects KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1245309&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -