| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0-313-26260-8 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
796.092 Bio |
| Item number |
13 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
796.092 Bio |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
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| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Biographical dictionary of American sports: |
| Remainder of title |
Outdoor sports / |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Greenwood Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
1988 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
728 p. |
| Other physical details |
Index; list of contributors |
| Type of unit |
Hardback book |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
David L. Porter, Editor - 1941. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
This book provides brief biographies covering 519 of the nation's most notable sports figures, previous to 1988, in outdoor sports, not including baseball or football. Figures from auto racing, golf, harness and thoroughbred racing, lacrosse, skiing, soccer, speed skating, tennis, track and field and several miscellaneous outdoor sports are covered. The miscellaneous secontion covers amateur sports administrators, bicyclists, bobsledders, equestrian riders, field hockey players, rodeo performers rowers, softball players, water polo players and yachtsmen. Notable sportscasters, sportswriters, and promoters also appear. Seventy four women, largely participants in tennis, track and field, and/or golf are included. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) |
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| Local note |
59537 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Athletes |
| Form subdivision |
Biography |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Sports |
| Form subdivision |
History |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Outdoor sports |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
700 - 799 |