Historical Dictionary of Bowling

John Grasso; Eric R. Hartman

doi:10.5771/9780810880221

Summary

Loggats, kayles, quilles, skittles, half-bowl and ninepins were all early forms of games in which the goal was to knock down small standing objects from a distance by rolling or throwing another object at them. Archaeologists have found items from Egypt around 5200 B.C. that included small stone balls and narrow pins that were possibly used for a game. Additional research has disclosed that Polynesians played a similar game, using small elliptical balls and round flat stone disks, and, like modern-day bowling, a sixty-foot throwing distance.

The Historical Dictionary of Bowling contains a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on both male and female bowlers, amateur and professional, bowling coaches, writers and other contributors to the sport of bowling; descriptions and results of major tournaments and terminology of the sport. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of Bowling.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2014
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-8021-4
ISBN-Online: 978-0-8108-8022-1
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 464
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
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5. Acronyms and Abbreviations No access
6. Chronology No access
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