Two planks and a passion: the dramatic history of skiing
Auteur :
Huntford, Roland
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781847252364
Date de publication :
29 sept. 2008
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Predating the wheel, the ski has played an important role in our history. This book presents a history that begins 20,000 years ago in the last ice age on the icy tundra of an unformed earth, when man is a traveling animal, and on these icy slopes skiing began as a means of survival.