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Lacrosse : A History of the Game by Donald M. Fisher (2002, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-100801869382
ISBN-139780801869389
eBay Product ID (ePID)2248252
Product Key Features
Book TitleLacrosse : a History of the Game
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicGeneral, Lacrosse, United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, History
AuthorDonald M. Fisher
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight24.6 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-005690
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"A sweeping history of the game. Fisher traces the emergence of modern lacrosse in both Canada and the United States."-- Library Journal, "Rather than provide a narrative of great players, which has been the tendency in some of the earlier writings in sports history, Fisher situates the history of lacrosse in North American its broader social and cultural context. Thus, the book is an important contribution to our understanding of how sport emerged as a professional, commercial spectacle in modern North America."--Christina Burr, Canadian Historical Review, "Donald M. Fisher's Lacrosse: A History of the Game is a thoroughly researched, clearly written, handsomely designed, very comprehensive history of North American lacrosse since the mid-nineteenth century... this is one of the most informative histories of any sport that I have ever read."--Morris Mott, The Beaver, "[A] Definitive history of Lacrosse... Will be enjoyed by sports fans and referenced by social historians." -- Bruce Todman, Montreal Gazette, 'A sweeping history of the game. Fisher traces the emergence of modern lacrosse in both Canada and the United States.' -- Library Journal'A thoroughly researched, clearly written, handsomely designed, very comprehensive history of North American lacrosse since the mid-nineteenth century... this is one of the most informative histories of any sport that I have ever read.' -- Morris Mott, The Beaver'This book will long serve as the standard history of lacrosse.' -- Benjamin G. Rader, Journal of American History'Rather than provide a narrative of great players, which has been the tendency in some of the earlier writings in sports history, Fisher situates the history of lacrosse in North American its broader social and cultural context. Thus, the book is an important contribution to our understanding of how sport emerged as a professional, commercial spectacle in modern North America.' -- Christina Burr, Canadian Historical Review' Definitive history of Lacrosse... Will be enjoyed by sports fans and referenced by social historians.' -- Bruce Todman, Montreal Gazette'This is the most complete history of the sport of lacrosse to date.' -- Ronald A. Smith, Pennsylvania State University, author of Play-by-Play: Radio, Television, and Big-Time College Sport, "[A] Definitive history of Lacrosse... Will be enjoyed by sports fans and referenced by social historians."-- Montreal Gazette, [A] Definitive history of Lacrosse... Will be enjoyed by sports fans and referenced by social historians., "A thoroughly researched, clearly written, handsomely designed, very comprehensive history of North American lacrosse since the mid-nineteenth century... this is one of the most informative histories of any sport that I have ever read."--Morris Mott, The Beaver, A sweeping history of the game. Fisher traces the emergence of modern lacrosse in both Canada and the United States., "This book will long serve as the standard history of lacrosse." -- Benjamin G. Rader, Journal of American History, Rather than provide a narrative of great players, which has been the tendency in some of the earlier writings in sports history, Fisher situates the history of lacrosse in North American its broader social and cultural context. Thus, the book is an important contribution to our understanding of how sport emerged as a professional, commercial spectacle in modern North America.
Dewey Decimal796.34/7/09
Table Of ContentContents:Preface and AcknowledgmentsPrologue Contested Ground: An Introduction to the History of LacrosseChapter 1: Learning from the 'Sons of the Forest' - The Birth of Modern Lacrosse in Canada, 1860-1914Chapter 2: 'King of the Field Games' - Lacrosse in the United States, 1879-1919Chapter 3: 'What are a Few Cuts... ?' - Defining and Defending Lacrosse, 1920-1945Chapter 4: 'Mayhem on the Lawn' - Lacrosse in the United States and Canada, 1945-1970Chapter 5: The End of 'The Lords of Lacrosse'? - The Creator's Game in the Late Twentieth CenturyEpilogue: Ground Still Contested - North American Cultures and the Meaning of LacrosseAppendix: All-Time Great Lacrosse PlayersNotesAn Essay on SourcesIndex
SynopsisNorth America's Indian peoples have always viewed competitive sport as something more than a pastime. The northeastern Indians' ball-and-stick game that would become lacrosse served both symbolic and practical functions--preparing young men for war, providing an arena for tribes to strengthen alliances or settle disputes, and reinforcing religious beliefs and cultural cohesion. Today a multimillion-dollar industry, lacrosse is played by colleges and high schools, amateur clubs, and two professional leagues. In Lacrosse: A History of the Game, Donald M. Fisher traces the evolution of the sport from the pre-colonial era to the founding in 2001 of a professional outdoor league-Major League Lacrosse-told through the stories of the people behind each step in lacrosse's development: Canadian dentist George Beers, the father of the modern game; Rosabelle Sinclair, who played a large role in the 1950s reinforcing the feminine qualities of the women's game; ''Father Bill'' Schmeisser, the Johns Hopkins University coach who worked tirelessly to popularize lacrosse in Baltimore; Syracuse coach Laurie Cox, who was to lacrosse what Yale's Walter Camp was to football; 1960s Indian star Gaylord Powless, who endured racist taunts both on and off the field; Oren Lyons and Wes Patterson, who founded the inter-reservation Iroquois Nationals in 1983; and Gary and Paul Gait, the Canadian twins who were All-Americans at Syracuse University and have dominated the sport for the past decade. Throughout, Fisher focuses on lacrosse as contested ground. Competing cultural interests, he explains, have clashed since English settlers in mid-nineteenth-century Canada first appropriated and transformed the ''primitive'' Mohawk game of tewaarathon, eventually turning it into a respectable ''gentleman's'' sport. Drawing on extensive primary research, he shows how amateurs and professionals, elite collegians and working-class athletes, field- and box-lacrosse players, Canadians and Americans, men and women, and Indians and whites have assigned multiple and often conflicting meanings to North America's first-and fastest growing-team sport., North America's Indian peoples have always viewed competitive sport as something more than a pastime. The northeastern Indians' ball-and-stick game that would become lacrosse served both symbolic and practical functions--preparing young men for war, providing an arena for tribes to strengthen alliances or settle disputes, and reinforcing ......, Donald M. Fisher traces the evolution of lacrosse from the pre-colonial era to the founding in 2001 of a professional US outdoor league - Major League Lacrosse - told through the stories of the people behind each step in lacrosse's development: Canadian dentist George Beers, the father of the modern game; Rosabelle Sinclair, who played a large role in the 1950s reinforcing the feminine qualities of the women's game; Father Bill Schmeisser, the Johns Hopkins University coach who worked tirelessly to popularize lacrosse in Baltimore; Syracuse coach Laurie Cox, who was to lacrosse what Yale's Walter Camp was to football; 1960s Indian star Gaylord Powless, who endured racist taunts both on and off the field; Oren Lyons and Wes Patterson, who founded the inter-reservation Iroquois Nationals in 1983; and Gary and Paul Gait, the Canadian twins who were All-Americans at Syracuse University and dominated the sport in the 1990s.
LC Classification NumberGV989.F56 2002
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- Nov 30, 2021
Lots of information, written at a higher level
No doubt this is one of the top reference books to get the history of lacrosse. This book comes in at a higher reading level. The writer appears well researched, but overwrites, is too verbose. What he could say in two or three intelligible words is said with more than is needed. He also writes at a higher education level that requires a dictionary to keep up. In that case more words instead of less is needed. Back in 2002, I’m not sure the internet was as big in use. So i applaud his research trek. Other than that great book worth checking out for the price.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
