Pedestrianism

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  • Pedestrianism Book Detail

  • Author : Matthew Algeo
  • Release Date : 2014-04-01
  • Publisher : Chicago Review Press
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 276
  • ISBN 13 : 1613744005
  • File Size : 10,10 MB

Pedestrianism by Matthew Algeo PDF Summary

Book Description: Strange as it sounds, during the 1870s and 1880s, America’s most popular spectator sport wasn’t baseball, football, or horseracing—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—more than 500 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 and opened doors for immigrants, African Americans, and women. But along with the excitement came the inevitable scandals, charges of doping and insider gambling, and even a riot in 1879. Pedestrianism chronicles competitive walking’s peculiar appeal and popularity, its rapid demise, and its enduring influence.

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