Trekking Across America: An Up-Close Look at a Once-Popular Pastime - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Iowa PressISBN-13:9781609389796ISBN-10:1609389794UPC:9781609389796Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Walking, United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SCEE06BFZG
Trekking Across America: An Up-Close Look at a Once-Popular Pastime
For several decades following the end of the Civil War, the most popular sport in the United States was walking. Professional pedestrians often covered 500 miles or more for up to six grueling days and nights in pursuit of large money prizes. Walking was also a favorite amateur sport; newspapers often noted a "pedestrian mania" or "walking fever" that only began to give way in the mid-1880s to...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Iowa PressISBN-13:9781609389796ISBN-10:1609389794UPC:9781609389796Book Category:Sports & Recreation, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Walking, United StatesBook Topic:19th CenturySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8311Product ID:SCEE06BFZG
Lyell D. Henry Jr. is professor emeritus of political science at Mount Mercy University. He is author of The Jefferson Highway: Blazing the Way from Winnipeg to New Orleans (Iowa, 2016). He lives in Iowa City, Iowa.
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