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Pedestrianism / When Watching People Walk Was America's Favorite Spectator Sport

text Pedestrianism / When Watching People Walk Was America's Favorite Spectator Sport

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"Strange as it sounds, during the 1870s and 1880s, America's most popular spectator sport wasn't baseball, football, or horse racing--it was competitive walking. Inside sold-out arenas, competitors walked around dirt tracks almost nonstop for six ... Read more
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262 p.;
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Independent Pub Group 2014

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 796.51 ALG in Adult Non-fiction Available

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