The first comprehensive history of squash in the United States, Squash 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. Invented by English schoolboys in the 1850s, squash first came to the United States in 1884 when St. Paul's School in New Hampshire built four open-air courts. The game took hold in Philadelphia, where players founded the U.S. Squash Racquets Association in 1904, and became one of the primary pastimes of the nation's elite....
The first comprehensive history of squash in the United States, Squash incorporates every aspect of this increasingly popular sport: men's and ...
In this fascinating history of the "Guardian," South Africa s famous anti-apartheid newspaper, James Zug tells the story of a political publication that not only reported events but also helped to shape them. Between 1937 and 1963, the "Guardian" was the sole voice of dissent in the South African media, and Zug shows us how it played an essential rolein the struggle to end apartheid. Combining a scholar s attention to facts with a journalist's sense of the dramatic, Zug recreates a tumultuous and dangerous era. The newspaper's telephones were tapped, articles were censored, and staff...
In this fascinating history of the "Guardian," South Africa s famous anti-apartheid newspaper, James Zug tells the story of a political publication...
