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Ski jumping in Washington state: a Nordic tradition
| Title | Ski jumping in Washington state: a Nordic tradition |
| Names | Lundin, John W. |
| Nelson, Eric. |
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| Book Number | DBC19207 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Books |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Downloadable talking book. | |
| Annotation | Scandinavian settlers brought ski jumping to Washington state where it became a popular spectator sport. This book describes the history and people involved with this sport. Adult. Unrated. |
| General Notes | Available from BARD courtesy of the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library. |
| Local Notes | "Ski jumping, once Washington's most popular winter sport, was introduced by Norwegian immigrants in the early twentieth century. It began at Spokane's Browne's Mountain and Seattle's Queen Anne Hill, moved to midsummer tournaments on Mount Rainier in 1917 and expanded statewide as new ski clubs formed. Washington tournaments attracted the world's best jumpers--Birger and Sigurd Ruud, Alf Engen, Sigurd Ulland and Reidar Andersen, among others. In 1941, Torger Tokle set two national distance records here in just three weeks. Regional ski areas hosted national and international championships as well as Olympic tryouts, entertaining spectators until Leavenworth's last tournament in 1978. Lawyer, historian and award-winning author John W. Lundin re-creates the excitement of this nearly forgotten ski jumping heritage."--Back cover. |
| Narrator | Ogliore, John. |
| Length | 1 online resource (audio (7 hours, 4 minutes)) |
| Local Subject | Outdoor activities - SP3 |
| Sports and recreation - SP | |
| Northwest history - NW8 | |
| Northwest author - NW7 | |
| Northwest nonfiction - NW2 | |
| Adult book - AD | |
| Nonfiction - NF | |
| Produced at WTBBL - PAW | |
| U.S. History - HI1 | |
| LC Subject | Ski jumping - Washington (State) - History |
| Nonfiction |
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| Audience Notes | A NLS/BPH |
| Call Number | 796.93309797 ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2021 |
| Publication Info | Seattle : The History Press 2021 |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021. 9781467147828 |
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