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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Algeo, Matthew.     Subjects     Walking -- United States -- History -- 19th century.     Sports -- United States -- History -- 19th century.     Sports -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.     Spectators -- United States -- History -- 19th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Algeo, Matthew.       by title:      Pedestrianism : when...       by call number:      796.51 A394p     Search the Web     Algeo, Matthew.     Walking -- United States -- History -- 19th century.     Sports -- United States -- History -- 19th century.     Sports -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.     Spectators -- United States -- History -- 19th century.       MARC Display

Pedestrianism : when watching people walk was America's favorite spectator sport / Matthew Algeo. by Algeo, Matthew. Chicago Review Press, [2014] Call #: 796.51 A394p Subjects Walking -- United States -- History -- 19th century.   Sports -- United States -- History -- 19th century.   Sports -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.   Spectators -- United States -- History -- 19th century. ISBN:  9781613743973 (hc.) 1613743971 (hc.) Description:  ix, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-256) and index. Summary:  "During the 1870s and 1880s, America's most popular spectator sport wasn't baseball, football, or horse racing--it was competitive walking. Inside sold-out arenas, competitors walked around dirt tracks almost nonstop for six straight days (never on Sunday), risking their health and sanity to see who could walk the farthest--500 miles, then 520 miles, then 565 miles! These walking matches were as talked about as the weather, the details reported in newspapers and telegraphed to fans from coast to coast. This long-forgotten sport, known as pedestrianism, spawned America's first celebrity athletes, the forerunners--forewalkers, actually--of LeBron James and Tiger Woods. The top pedestrians earned a fortune in prize money and endorsement deals. The sport also opened doors for immigrants, African Americans, and women. But along with the excitement came the inevitable scandals, charges of doping--coca leaves!--and insider gambling."--From publisher. Genre:  Microhistory. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 796.51 A394p Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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