Squash
Subtitle: A History of the Game
Contributors: George Plimpton (Foreword)
Publisher: Scribner
Published: September 23, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780743229906
Subjects: Squash; Sports And Games; Sports & Recreation; Sports; Squash rackets (Game); Racket Sports; Sports & Recreation / General; Sports & Recreation / Squash; Sports & Recreation-History; Sports & Recreation-Racket Sports; History
First sentence: Since time immemorial, ball games have been a balm to the human condition.
Description: The first comprehensive history of squash in the United States, this book incorporates every aspect of this increasingly popular sport : men's and women's play, juniors and intercollegiates, singles and doubles, hardball and softball, amateurs and professionals. The author describes the riveting moments and sweeping historical trends that have shaped the game. He focuses on the biographies of legendary squash personalities : Eleo Sears, Hashim Kahn, Victor Niederhoffer, and Mark Talbott. --from inside jacket flap.