Historic Alfred Station, 1980
Title | Historic Alfred Station, 1980 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Alfred Station (N.Y.) |
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Historical Dictionary of Bowling
Title | Historical Dictionary of Bowling PDF eBook |
Author | John Grasso |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 507 |
Release | 2014-08-07 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 0810880229 |
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.
New York History
Title | New York History PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Clarence Flick |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1932 |
Genre | New York (State) |
ISBN |
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: O-T
Title | Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: O-T PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Finkelman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 2637 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | African Americans |
ISBN | 0195167791 |
Alphabetically-arranged entries from O to T that explores significant events, major persons, organizations, and political and social movements in African-American history from 1896 to the twenty-first-century.
Historical Dictionary of the Eisenhower Era
Title | Historical Dictionary of the Eisenhower Era PDF eBook |
Author | Burton I. Kaufman |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Pages | 321 |
Release | 2008-12-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0810862840 |
U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower first entered into the public eye during World War II as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. In 1952, he was elected as the 34th President of the United States and served two terms. During those terms he oversaw the cease-fire of the Korean War, kept up the pressure on the Soviet Union during the Cold War, made nuclear weapons a higher defense priority, launched the Space Race, enlarged the Social Security program, and began the Interstate Highway System. The Historical Dictionary of the Eisenhower Era examines significant individuals, organizations, and events in American political, economic, social, and cultural history during this era in American history. In addition to the hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on politics, economics, diplomacy, literature, science, sports, and popular culture, a chronology, introductory essay, and several appendixes are also included in this valuable reference.
Massachusetts Historic Places Dictionary
Title | Massachusetts Historic Places Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Editorial Staff |
Publisher | State History Publications |
Pages | 985 |
Release | 2008-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 187859267X |
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORIC PLACES DICTIONARY contains all the latest listings on all the recognized Historic Places in Massachusetts. The entries in the reference work were obtained from the official list of the National Register of Historic Places in Washington DC. The National Register of Historic Places is a government program designed to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect historic and archeological properties. The properties include historic - districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, engineering and culture.MASSACHUSETTS HISTORIC PLACES DICTIONARY is arranged alphabetically by county name. The county arrangement allows patrons to find many historic places by where they live and/or counties they want to research in Massachusetts. The easy to use Place Index lists the towns and cities alphabetically to find any historic place by town or city. Another useful reference tool is the Historic Site Index makes it easy to search for any Historic Site in Massachusetts alphabetically by the name of the Historic Site. MASSACHUSETTS HISTORIC PLACES DICTIONARY contains photographs that add visual quality to the text.
Research and Publications in New York State History
Title | Research and Publications in New York State History PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 318 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | New York (State) |
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