· Gavin Mortimer’s “A History of Football in Objects” was a brave attempt, but was slightly let down by being a little too clinical. Being a game imbued with passion, the book lacked this which took some of the edge off it. Once the preserve of the English, now, for nations the world over, summertime means cricket bats to be oiled, rain forecasts analysed and tea in the www.doorway.rut has enthralled us since the seventeenth century. But what is it about the game that provokes such fervour?Award-winning sports author. · Following on from Neil MacGregor's groundbreaking The History of the World in Objects, Gavin Mortimer provides a quirky and unique take on the beautiful game told through its defining objects.A History of Football in Objects begins on the momentous day in October when several men in frock coats formed the Football Association.4/5(1).
The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for A History of Cricket in Objects are , and the print ISBNs Subject: Sports Recreation, Cricket. The world's #1 eTextbook reader for students. VitalSource is the leading provider of online textbooks and course materials. Award-winning sports author Gavin Mortimer calls together a cast of salt-of-the-earth Yorkshiremen, American billionaires and dashing Indian princes to tell the strange and remarkable tale of cricket's journey from Скачать с помощью Mediaget. www.doorway.ru History of Cricket in Objects. Gavin Mortimer's "A History of Football in Objects" was a brave attempt, but was slightly let down by being a little too clinical. Being a game imbued with passion, the book lacked this which took some of the edge off it. Cricket, whilst inspiring passion amongst devotees, has a slightly more laid.
New. A History of Cricket in Objects by Gavin Mortimer (Hardback). Topic: History. A History of Cricket in Objects by Gavin Mortimer (Hardback). Condition is "New". Dispatched with Royal Mail 1st Class. Listing as NEW because kept in storage and never read. Gavin Mortimer, who lives in Paris, is an award-winning writer and journalist. He is the author of A History of Football in Objects [] and Puffin's Ultimate Guide to Cricket. He regularly contributes to The Cricketer and The Week as well as to the Sunday Telegraph and BBC History Magazine. A History of Cricket in Objects by Mortimer, Gavin () Paperback on www.doorway.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A History of Cricket in Objects by Mortimer, Gavin () Paperback.
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