Sport in Canada: A History

by Don Morrow and Kevin B. Wamsley

Sport in Canada is as old as Aboriginal culture and as current as Hockey Night in Canada. In this comprehensive book, Don Morrow and Kevin B. Wamsley trace the history of sport from its earliest beginnings through to the creation of the first sporting clubs and into the form we recognize today. The perception of sports figures as celebrities and its impact on Canadian culture, from the marketing of Barbara ann Scott dolls to the shock and disappointment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195419960
• ISBN13: 9780195419962
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.9" x 6.9"