Early American Sporting Books 1734-1844

The author traces the early works on sports in America, from "The Complete System of Fencing," the earliest one he was able to identify, to the demise of "Turf Register" magazine in 1844. This period represents a time when the developing nation was still strongly under the influence of its mother-country in so far as writing on sports subjects was concerned, & it is for this reason that this period lends itself to treatment as an entity. Illus.Gee, Ernest R. is the author of 'Early American Sporting Books 1734-1844' with ISBN 9780838312742 and ISBN 0838312748.