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Polo in the United States A History
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Polo in the United States A History

Laffaye, Horace A.
ISBN-10: 0786445270
ISBN-13: 9780786445271

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Though polo is more commonly associated with Britain and South America, the sport also enjoys a strong following in the United States. This comprehensive history describes the evolution of polo in the U.S., from its beginnings in a New York City riding academy in 1876 until the 2010 Open Championship held in Florida.
The principal early players and the first polo clubs are covered, as is American participation in the Olympics, polo at universities and colleges, women's polo, indoor polo, and polo in the military. Additionally, chapters also examine polo in the arts and in literature.
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Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
The Herbert Era, 1876-1921
The Beginnings of All Things Polo in America
The First International Games
Polo Across the Land
The Founding Clubs and the Organization of the Polo Association
Individual Handicaps and the Major Polo Tournaments
The Westchester Cup: The Pre-War Years
American Polo Players in the Olympic Games
Full Blossom: The Age of Hitchcock, 1922-1939
The Roaring Twenties at Home: West of the Mississippi
The Roaring Twenties at Home: East of the Mississippi
The Open Championship After World War I
The Golden Era of the International Matches
Polo During the Depression
The Open Championship until the War
The Game at the Universities
Polo in the Military
The Road to Recovery, 1946-1975
The Home Front, 1946-1960
International Contests After the War
Women's Polo in America
Indoor Polo
Polo at Home, 1961-1975
American Contemporary Polo
The International Panorama
Polo in America in the Late Twentieth Century
The Literature of Polo in the United States
American Polo in Art
American Polo in the Twenty-First Century
Current Polo Issues in the United States
Rules of the California Polo Club, 1876
Clubs Affiliated to the Polo Association, 1890-1900
Henry L. Herbert's Handicap List, 1888
Players' Handicaps in 1888, 1890 and 1891
Winners of Major Championships, 1890-1921
Winners of the U.S. Open Championship
Winners of the U.S. Women's Polo Association Open Championship
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

List price: $99.00
Edition: 2011
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Binding: Trade Cloth
Pages: 416
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.94 lbs.
Language: English

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