Two Planks and a Passion
Download or Read eBook Two Planks and a Passion PDF written by Roland Huntford and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Roland Huntford |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 456 |
| Release | : 2013-01-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780826423382 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0826423388 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Two Planks and a Passion by : Roland Huntford
Book excerpt: Roland Huntford's brilliant history begins 20,000 years ago in the last ice age on the icy tundra of an unformed earth. Man is a travelling animal, and on these icy slopes skiing began as a means of survival. That it has developed into the leisure and sporting pursuit of choice by so much of the globe bears testament to its elemental appeal. In polar exploration, it has changed the course of history. Elsewhere, in war and peace, it has done so too. The origins of skiing are bound up in with the emergence of modern man and the world we live in today.
