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Hockey: A People's History
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by Michael Mckinley
Sales Rank: 146101
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List Price: $45.00
$29.70
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 352 pages
Published by: McClelland & Stewart September 19, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0771057695
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0771057694
Book Dimensions:
11.2 x 9.6 x 1.3 inches
Weighs: 4.4 pounds
From Booklist
*Starred Review* McKinley's history of the "fast, rough, gorgeous game" comprehensively chronicles hockey from its genesis as a winter substitute for lacrosse. A companion to a similarly titled CBC TV series, the lavishly illustrated book combines punchy boxed features celebrating individuals and hockey oddments and a detailed tracing of the game's development. Among the tidbits one learns: the New York Rangers' name derives from a pun (their first owner was Tex Rickard, making them "Tex's Rangers"), women introduced the goalie mask (at various times, they employed a baseball catcher's mask and a fencing cage) decades before Ken Dryden became an inspiration to Friday the 13th's Jason, and women's professional hockey dates back nearly as far as men's but disappeared after the 1940s. Of course, McKinley returns frequently to hockey's hallowed rivalry: the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the Montreal Canadiens. Only the Yankees versus the Red Sox yarn can compare to that of the Francophone-beloved Canadiens and mercurial Conn Smythe's scheming to make the Leafs their outranking Anglo analogue. Bouts of hand-wringing over the way American money threatens hockey's Canadian identity punctuate the continuum as McKinley gives all the franchises and all the stars, from Cyclone Taylor to Maurice "Rocket" Richard to Wayne Gretzky, their due. Essential for general sports as well as hockey-intensive collections. Mike Tribby
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Product Review
“Sharply illustrated, solidly written . . . McKinley captures each era in fine, consistently entertaining detail.”
— Georgia Straight
“There is much to be learned in these gorgeously illustrated pages … It’s a winner.”
—The Edmonton Journal
Reader Reviews
This book is an outstanding history of the sport of hockey. I saw the Canadian multi-part TV program of the same name several years ago and always wanted to get this companion book. I'm glad I finally did. This is a beautifully done book, with many color and black and white photos from throughout the history of hockey. It's really a coffee table style book, oversized and with many photos. It's true the book is a little oriented more towards the Canadian perspective, but not overly so. I highly recommend this book to hockey fans everywhere...and if you ever get a chance to watch the TV show, do it. One of the best I've seen about the sport.
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