{"product_id":"9780786467846","title":"American Work-Sports : A History of Competitions for Cornhuskers, Lumberjacks, Firemen and Others","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor more than a century the American farm, factory and frontier provided opportunities for physical workers to display their skill, win a bet, brag or perhaps just have some fun. Competitions that emphasized useful skills, like plowing, corn-husking, rock drilling, typesetting, and tree cutting, were common in the antebellum and post-Civil War periods, often drawing large crowds and the attention of sporting journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e For many years conventional American sports occurred in the workplace. This may help explain why the nicknames of so many prominent collegiate or professional sporting teams--Cornhuskers, Lumberjacks, Miners, Cowboys, Packers and Boilermakers--are also the occupations of 19th century worker-athletes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e By examining the American experience with competitions among workers, this book provides a new understanding of the interrelated nature of occupation and leisure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49750598156536,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":58.65,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9780786467846-1.jpg?v=1785367254","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9780786467846","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}