From the rear cover
North America's Indian peoples have always viewed competitive sport as something more than a pastime. The northeastern Indians' ball-and-stick game that would become lacrosse served both symbolic and practical functions. Today a multimillion-dollar industry, lacrosse is played by colleges and high schools, amateur clubs, and two professional leagues.
In Lacrosse, Donald M. Fisher traces the evolution of the sport from the pre-colonial era to the founding in 2001 of a professional outdoor league, told through the stories of the people behind each step in lacrosse's development. They include the Canadian dentist George Beers, father of the modern game; Rosabelle Sinclair, who played a large role reinforcing the feminine qualities of the women's game in the 1950s; and Indian star Gaylord Powless, who in the 1960s endured racist taunts both on and off the field.
"This book will long serve as the standard history of lacrosse."--Journal of American History
"An important contribution to our understanding of how sport emerged as a professional, commercial spectacle in modern North America."--Canadian Historical Review
"A sweeping history of the game. Fisher traces the emergence of modern lacrosse in both Canada and the United States."--Library Journal
"A thoroughly researched, clearly written, handsomely designed, very comprehensive history of North American lacrosse since the mid-nineteenth century . . . this is one of the most informative histories of any sport that I have ever read."--The Beaver
"[A] definitive history of lacrosse . . . Will be enjoyed by sports fans and referenced by social historians."--Montreal Gazette
From the jacket flap
North America's Indian peoples have always viewed competitive sport as something more than a pastime. The northeastern Indians' ball-and-stick game that would become lacrosse served both symbolic and practical functions. Today a multimillion-dollar industry, lacrosse is played by colleges and high schools, amateur clubs, and two professional leagues.
In Lacrosse, Donald M. Fisher traces the evolution of the sport from the pre-colonial era to the founding in 2001 of a professional outdoor league, told through the stories of the people behind each step in lacrosse's development. They include the Canadian dentist George Beers, father of the modern game; Rosabelle Sinclair, who played a large role reinforcing the feminine qualities of the women's game in the 1950s; and Indian star Gaylord Powless, who in the 1960s endured racist taunts both on and off the field.
This book will long serve as the standard history of lacrosse.--Journal of American History
An important contribution to our understanding of how sport emerged as a professional, commercial spectacle in modern North America.--Canadian Historical Review
A sweeping history of the game. Fisher traces the emergence of modern lacrosse in both Canada and the United States.--Library Journal
A thoroughly researched, clearly written, handsomely designed, very comprehensive history of North American lacrosse since the mid-nineteenth century . . . this is one of the most informative histories of any sport that I have ever read.--The Beaver
[A] definitive history of lacrosse . . . Will be enjoyed by sports fans and referenced by social historians.--Montreal Gazette
--Ronald A. Smith, Pennsylvania State University, author of Play-by-Play: Radio, Television, and Big-Time College Sport "Montreal Gazette"Details
- Title Lacrosse: A History of the Game
- Author Donald M. Fisher
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 408
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
- Date 2011-03-01
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781421400440 / 1421400448
- Weight 1.26 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 9.23 x 6.3 x 1.05 in (23.44 x 16.00 x 2.67 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 796.347
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- Reference and Research Bk News, 04/01/2011, Page 74
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