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Historical Dictionary of Tennis
Language: en
Pages: 445
Authors: John Grasso
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-09-16 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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The sport of tennis has been played in one form or another for more than 800 years. It can trace its roots to games played by monks in the 12th century. Through
Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement
Language: en
Pages: 907
Authors: John Grasso
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-14 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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The Olympic Movement began with the Ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Greece on the Peloponnesus peninsula at Olympia, Greece. It is not clear why the G
Historical Dictionary of the Catalans
Language: en
Pages: 455
Authors: Helena Buffery
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-12-18 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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In this reference, Buffery and Marcer cover all of the areas historically inhabited by the Catalan people. These are, in order of size and population: Catalonia
Historical Dictionary of Golf
Language: en
Pages: 865
Authors: Bill Mallon
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-01-21 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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Golf has been called the greatest of all games, but it has also been derided by none other than Mark Twain as nothing more than a good walk spoiled. Traditional
Historical Dictionary of Wrestling
Language: en
Pages: 445
Authors: John Grasso
Categories: Sports & Recreation
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Wrestling as a legitimate contest is one of the oldest, if not the oldest form of sport. There are cave drawings depicting memorable matches in France, which ar