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Hockey: A People's History by Michael McKinley
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780771057717
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
ISBN-10
0771057717
ISBN-13
9780771057717
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72381784
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hockey : a People's History
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Canada / General, Hockey, Sociology of Sports, General
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
70.5 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Sharply illustrated, solidly written . . . McKinley captures each era in fine, consistently entertaining detail." - Georgia Straight "There is much to be learned in these gorgeously illustrated pages … It's a winner." - The Edmonton Journal "Hockey's definitive history." - Montreal Gazette "An indispensable, superbly written look into hockey's glorious, storied past." - Edmonton Journal "One of the most comprehensive and attractive books ever presented about Canada's national pastime." - Canadian Book Review Annual From the Hardcover edition., "Sharply illustrated, solidly written . . . McKinley captures each era in fine, consistently entertaining detail." -Georgia Straight "There is much to be learned in these gorgeously illustrated pages … It's a winner." -The Edmonton Journal From the Hardcover edition., "Sharply illustrated, solidly written . . . McKinley captures each era in fine, consistently entertaining detail." -Georgia Straight "There is much to be learned in these gorgeously illustrated pages … It's a winner." -The Edmonton Journal "Hockey's definitive history." - MontrealGazette "An indispensable, superbly written look into hockey's glorious, storied past." -Edmonton Journal "One of the most comprehensive and attractive books ever presented about Canada's national pastime." -Canadian Book Review Annual From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
796.355
Synopsis
Now in paperback, updated with a new final chapter Lavishly illustrated, beautifully designed, impeccably researched, and wonderfully written, Hockey: A People's History is the altogether irresistible companion book to the CBC-Television series of the same name, airing in Fall 06. A must-have for every fan Hockey is not just Canada's national game, it is part of every Canadian's psyche, whether we like it or not. Watching it, playing it, coaching it, and talking about it are up there with eating on the list of the top ten things Canadians do most. In the first half of the last century it mirrored our increasing confidence as a nation and in the last years of the 1900s, which saw an aggressive but unsettling expansion of the game south of the border, it reflected our growing wariness of American influence on Canada. Hockey: A People's History , like the ten-part CBC series it accompanies, tells the story of this breathtakingly fast game from its hotly contested origins, and the surge in its popularity after 1875, when it was first taken inside, through the rise and fall and rise again of women's hockey, the sagas of long-lost leagues, such as the Pacific Coast Hockey League and, more recently, the World Hockey Association, to the present day and the first-ever lockout of players by the one remaining league. In that time, while play has changed only slightly (every generation of Canadians has complained about the growing violence of the game) hockey itself has been transformed from a rough and ready winter sport to a business worth many billions of dollars, played by millionaires. But Hockey: A People's History is not a business story, rather, it is the story of the men and woman who helped make the game what it is today. It also tells the story of all the great moments in hockey: not just the unforgettable 1972 victory against Russia, but victories no less glorious at the time, such as the Leafs' previously unheard-of third consecutive Stanley Cup in 1949. Through its lavishly illustrated pages skate the players, the coaches, the owners, many of them still legendary, too many of them almost forgotten. They are the reason why Canadians have stayed true to the game., Now in paperback, updated with a new final chapter! Lavishly illustrated, beautifully designed, impeccably researched, and wonderfully written, Hockey: A People's History is the altogether irresistible companion book to the CBC-Television series of the same name, airing in Fall 06. A must-have for every fan! Hockey is not just Canada's national game, it is part of every Canadian's psyche, whether we like it or not. Watching it, playing it, coaching it, and talking about it are up there with eating on the list of the top ten things Canadians do most. In the first half of the last century it mirrored our increasing confidence as a nation and in the last years of the 1900s, which saw an aggressive but unsettling expansion of the game south of the border, it reflected our growing wariness of American influence on Canada. Hockey: A People's History , like the ten-part CBC series it accompanies, tells the story of this breathtakingly fast game from its hotly contested origins, and the surge in its popularity after 1875, when it was first taken inside, through the rise and fall and rise again of women's hockey, the sagas of long-lost leagues, such as the Pacific Coast Hockey League and, more recently, the World Hockey Association, to the present day and the first-ever lockout of players by the one remaining league. In that time, while play has changed only slightly (every generation of Canadians has complained about the growing violence of the game) hockey itself has been transformed from a rough and ready winter sport to a business worth many billions of dollars, played by millionaires. But Hockey: A People's History is not a business story, rather, it is the story of the men and woman who helped make the game what it is today. It also tells the story of all the great moments in hockey: not just the unforgettable 1972 victory against Russia, but victories no less glorious at the time, such as the Leafs' previously unheard-of third consecutive Stanley Cup in 1949. Through its lavishly illustrated pages skate the players, the coaches, the owners, many of them still legendary, too many of them almost forgotten. They are the reason why Canadians have stayed true to the game.
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