| Early British Swimming 55BC-AD1719 Contributor(s): Orme, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0859891348 ISBN-13: 9780859891349 Publisher: University of Exeter Press OUR PRICE: $30.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1983 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Sports & Recreation | Swimming & Diving - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 797.210 |
| LCCN: 83229179 |
| Series: Exeter Maritime Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.61 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1857 Everard Digby published the first scientific treatise on swimming - and one of the first on any modern sport. Nicholas Orme rehabilitates Digby as a pioneer of the history of sport. The book opens with a history of swimming in Britain from the Romans to the sixteenth century, which is followed by an account of Digby's life and work. |