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Historical Dictionary of Skiing (Historical Dictionaries of Sports) by E John B Allen, 1933- is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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Skiing is one of the oldest modes of transportation known, predating the wheel with dated artifacts to prove its pedigree. Skiing for sport, however, did not become common until about 150 years ago. The first Winter Olympic Games, held in Chamonix, France in 1924, were the first to introduce skiing as a competition. Events were held in both ski jumping and cross-country skiing. With advances in technology and increased leisure time, the popularity of skiing as a sport has risen exponentially sin
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- E John B Allen, 1933-
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780810868021
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Sports, Reference, Anthropology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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