American Work-Sport A History of Competitions for Cornhuskers, Lumberjacks, Firemen and Others |
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| Author:
| Zarnowski, Frank |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-6784-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $3.00 |
Book Description:
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For more than a century the American farm, factory and frontier provided opportunities for physical workers to display their skill. Competitions that emphasised useful skills, like ploughing, corn-husking, rock drilling, typesetting, and tree cutting, was common in the antebellum and post-Civil War periods. By examining the American experience with worker competitions, this book provides a new understanding of the interrelated nature of occupation and leisure.
For more than a century the American farm, factory and frontier provided opportunities for physical workers to display their skill. Competitions that emphasised useful skills, like ploughing, corn-husking, rock drilling, typesetting, and tree cutting, was common in the antebellum and post-Civil War periods. By examining the American experience with worker competitions, this book provides a new understanding of the interrelated nature of occupation and leisure.