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ckey stick. You hold an iconic symbol of the place that gave it birth, a tangible bit of Canadian culture, a link to Canada’s past. From the earliest one-piece sticks, carved from tree roots by the Mi’kmaqs of Nova Scotia, to the two― and three―piece models turned out in small towns in Ontario and Quebec, to the composite models now produced with scientific precision by Easton, the stick has always reflected something distinctly Canadian. Today it has become "cyber-product," globally sourced, anonymously produced, and expertly marketed.
As sporting tool, as weapon, and as cultural artifact, the stick is a part of Canadian history. Consider the London schoolteacher whose basement is a treasure trove of old sticks. The Calgary handyman who turns broken sticks into kids’ furniture. The NHL owner whose rec room floor is made of hockey sticks. The artist who sculpts oversized sticks out of granite. Dowbiggin introduces us to Stan Mikita, who invented th
Bruce Dowbiggin’s work in radio and television has twice won him the Gemini Award for excellence in sports broadcasting. His book, Of Ice and Men (MW&R 1998) was hailed by the Globe and Mail, Calgary Herald, CBC TV and Radio, TVO, and sports talk shows. He lives in Calgary with his wife and their three children.
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.95. Nº de ref. del artículo: G1551990555I4N00
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Librería: W. Fraser Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. First Printing - First Thus. 259 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. The Chapters are: The Forest Floor; God's Zamboni; The French Connection; The Factory Floor; The First Banana; Merchants in the Temple of Hockey; Stick in Trade; Laying on the Lumber; The Collectors; Hockeywood; and Shooting Gallery; followed by a bibliography and an index. Size: 8vo. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 229250
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Librería: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
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Librería: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 1. Nº de ref. del artículo: bk1551990555xvz189zvxgdd
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Librería: Laurel Reed Books, Stratford, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean bright copy, light edge-wear, p.o. name inside cover, else fine. Nº de ref. del artículo: 013551
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Librería: The Next Page, Calgary, AB, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition 2001. Signed. Wrapped in mylar. Nº de ref. del artículo: 978155199055C
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Librería: Riverwash Books (IOBA), Prescott, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. 259 pp. Photos. Index. Bibliography. Spine, corner sbumped. Jacket has light edgewear. Light edgewear. A fascinating look at the iconic hockey stick, from the earliest carved tree roots to today's composites. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Nº de ref. del artículo: SPOR0685
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