Two Planks and a Passion: The Dramatic History of Skiing
Language: English
Published by Continuum, 2008
- Hardcover
- New
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Predating the wheel, the ski has played an important role in our history. This book presents a history that begins 20,000 years ago in the last ice age on the icy tundra of an unformed earth, when man is a traveling animal, and on these icy slopes skiing began as a means of survival. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; WSWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 828. . 2008. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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- Title
- Two Planks and a Passion: The Dramatic History of Skiing
- Author
- Roland Huntford
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1847252362
- ISBN 13
- 9781847252364
Roland Huntford's brilliant history begins 20,000 years ago in the last ice age on the icy tundra of an unformed earth. Man is a travelling animal, and on these icy slopes skiing began as a means of survival.
That it has developed into the leisure and sporting pursuit of choice by so much of the globe bears testament to its elemental appeal. In polar exploration, it has changed the course of history. Elsewhere, in war and peace, it has done so too. The origins of skiing are bound up in with the emergence of modern man and the world we live in today.
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