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  • Thrashing Seasons

    Sporting Culture in Manitoba and the Genesis of Prairie Wrestling

    by C. Nathan Hatton ...
    Horseback wrestling, catch-as-catch-can, glima; long before the advent of today’s WWE, forms of wrestling were practised by virtually every cultural group. C. Nathan Hatton’s Thrashing Seasons tells the story of wrestling in Manitoba from its earliest documented origins in the eighteenth century to the Great Depression.Wrestling was never merely a sport: residents of Manitoba found meaning beyond ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Death in the Ring

    Violent Ends in Combat Sports

    by C. Nathan Hatton, David M. K. Sheinin, Professor Cesar R. Torres ...
    This groundbreaking collection explores how the threat and reality of death shape the culture, business, and ethics of the ring.This interdisciplinary volume critically examines the persistent presence of death in combat sports-boxing, mixed martial arts, and professional wrestling-and its broader cultural, ethical, and sociopolitical implications. Drawing on perspectives from history, sociology, ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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  • The Statues and Legacies of Combat Athletes in the Americas

    by Stephen D. Allen, Kyle Barrowman, Paul MacDougall, Aaron D. Horton, Carrie Teresa ...
    Series series Sport, Identity, and Culture
    The violence of combat sports left a mark on how fans and communities remembered athletes. As individual endeavors, combat sports have often produced more detailed, emotionally poignant, and deeply personal stories of triumph than those associated with team sports. Commemorative statues to combat athletes are therefore unique as historical markers and sites of memory. These statues tell remarkable ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

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    "A rollicking oral history of ESPN" (Boston Globe)—an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the network that changed how we watch sports."A serious, impressive piece of work." — Entertainment WeeklyIt began, in 1979, as a modest idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events throughout the state of Connecticut. Today, ESPN is arguably the most successful network in modern ... Read more

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  • Up Ghost River

    A Chief's Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History

    by Edmund Metatawabin, Alexandra Shimo ...
    A powerful, raw yet eloquent memoir from a residential school survivor and former First Nations Chief, Up Ghost River is a necessary step toward our collective healing.In the 1950s, 7-year-old Edmund Metatawabin was separated from his family and placed in one of Canada’s worst residential schools. St. Anne’s, in northern Ontario, is an institution now notorious for the range of punishments that ... Read more

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  • A Great Game

    The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockey

    by Stephen J. Harper ...
    Drawing on extensive archival records and illustrations, histories of the sport, and newspaper files, Canada’s Prime Minister delves into the fascinating early years of ice hockey.In the tumultuous beginnings of hockey, the fights were as much off the ice as on it. This engaging new book is about the hockey heroes and hard-boiled businessmen who built the game, and the rise and fall of legendary ... Read more

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  • Bronc Busters and Hay Sloops: Ranching in the West in the Early 20th Century

    Ranching in the West in the Early 20th Century

    by Ken Mather ...
    Bronc Busters and Hay Sloops tells the story of ranching in the West from the beginning of the Great War until 1960. Cowboy soldiers, bronc busters, First Nations, upper-crust Englishmen and the strong, capable women of ranching country . . . theirs are the stories told in this book. Some of these characters are larger than life, such as:Joe Coutlee, cow boss of the Douglas Lake Ranch, whose ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The WWE Championship

    A Look Back at the Rich History of the WWE Championship

    by Kevin Sullivan ...
    Series series WWE
    Suddenly it’s over, and in the center of the ring, one man is victorious. The referee raises his hand, and from somewhere (you’re not quite sure where because you’re still cheering), the shining symbol of this momentous win appears. With the crowd still roaring, the winner stands alone in the ring and raises the championship belt high over his head. The lights shine off the WWE Championship title ... Read more

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  • National Wrestling Alliance

    The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Professional Wrestling

    by Tim Hornbaker ...
    In the 1950s, in Las Vegas, a businessmen’s conglomerate dominating a $25 million-a-year sports industry hid their illegal practices from the U.S. Department of Justice until they were caught. The sport that privileged cold hard cash over honest competition was professional wrestling, and the conspirators were members of the famed National Wrestling Alliance.National Wrestling Alliance: The ... Read more

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  • Hardcore History

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    by Scott E. Williams, George Tahinos ...
    Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was one extreme contradiction piled on top of another. It was an incredibly influential company in the world of professional wrestling during the 1990s, yet it was never profitable. It portrayed itself as the ultimate in anti-authority rebellion, but its leadership was working covertly with the two wrestling giants, the WWF and WCW. Most of all, it blurred the ... Read more

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  • Nova Scotia Shaped by the Sea: A Living History

    by Lesley Choyce ...
    The history of Nova Scotia is an amazing story of a land and people shaped by the waves, the tides, the wind and the wonder of the North Atlantic. Lesley Choyce weaves the legacy of this unique coastal province, piecing together the stories written in the rocks, the wrecks and the record books of human glory and error. In this true-life adventure, he provides a down-to-earth journey through the ... Read more

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  • Maurice Richard

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    Maurice Richard was the greatest hockey player of the 20th century. He was also the most popular and respected hero of French-speaking Canadians. His career paralleled the dramatic changes that occurred in Quebec after the Second World War, when the Quebecois people asserted their equality and their rights.This new biography of Richard records his incredible career as a hockey player. It traces ... Read more

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