Handball : the story of Wales' first national sport /
200 years ago, handball was a national obsession. People travelled to watch matches and won or lost fortunes through illegal gambling. Welsh player/official Kevin Dicks' meticulous research traces the long history of this folk sport from its medieval churchyard roots, through its glory years in...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Talybont, Ceredigion, Wlaes :
Y Lolfa,
[2017]
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| Summary: | 200 years ago, handball was a national obsession. People travelled to watch matches and won or lost fortunes through illegal gambling. Welsh player/official Kevin Dicks' meticulous research traces the long history of this folk sport from its medieval churchyard roots, through its glory years in the 18th and 19th centuries to its modernization today. |
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| Physical Description: | 280 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781784613761 1784613762 |