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The ball : discovering the object of the game

John Fox
From the jungles of Mexico to the farm country of Ohio, this history of the ball and the evolution of human play and civilization follows the author, an anthropologist, as he explores the untold history of our favorite ball games
eBook, English, ©2012
Harper Perennial ; Publishers Group UK [distributor], New York, Enfield, ©2012
History
1 online resource (373, 16 pages) : illustrations
9780062101624, 0062101625
795523236
Prologue : warm-up
Play ball
From skirmish to scrum
Advantage, king
Sudden death in the new world
The creator's game
Home, with joy
Played in America
Nothing new under the sun
Epilogue : back to basics