The B.A.A. at 125: The Official History of the Boston Athletic Association, 1887-2012 Contributor(s): Hanc, John (Author), Damon, Matt (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1613211988 ISBN-13: 9781613211984 Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Sports & Recreation | Running & Jogging |
Dewey: 796.097 |
LCCN: 2012033392 |
Physical Information: 0.79" H x 8.85" W x 11.13" (2.47 lbs) 114 pages |
Themes: - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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Publisher Description: Founded in 1887 and celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2012, the Boston Athletic Association is one of the oldest sports organizations in America. It's best known today for its signature annual event, the Boston Marathon, which is the third-largest marathon and attracts tens of thousands of participants and worldwide media coverage. But the B.A.A. has also been amazingly prescient in anticipating what would become one of the major social trends of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries: the modern fitness movement. Consider some of the B.A.A.'s firsts:
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