- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: McClelland & Stewart; 1 edition (Sep 19 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0771057695
- ISBN-13: 978-0771057694
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 3.8 x 27.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 2 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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- #83 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Sports & Outdoors > Hockey
- #83 in Books > Sports > Biographies > Hockey
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*Starred Review* McKinley's history of the "fast, rough, beautiful game" comprehensively chronicles hockey from its genesis as a winter substitute for lacrosse. A companion to a similarly titled CBC TV series, the lavishly illustrated book combines punchy boxed features celebrating individuals and hockey oddments and a detailed tracing of the game's development. Among the tidbits one learns: the New York Rangers' name derives from a pun (their first owner was Tex Rickard, making them "Tex's Rangers"), women introduced the goalie mask (at various times, they employed a baseball catcher's mask and a fencing cage) decades before Ken Dryden became an inspiration to Friday the 13th's Jason, and women's professional hockey dates back nearly as far as men's but disappeared after the 1940s. Of course, McKinley returns frequently to hockey's hallowed rivalry: the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the Montreal Canadiens. Only the Yankees versus the Red Sox yarn can compare to that of the Francophone-beloved Canadiens and mercurial Conn Smythe's scheming to make the Leafs their outranking Anglo analogue. Bouts of hand-wringing over the way American money threatens hockey's Canadian identity punctuate the continuum as McKinley gives all the franchises and all the stars, from Cyclone Taylor to Maurice "Rocket" Richard to Wayne Gretzky, their due. Essential for general sports as well as hockey-intensive collections. Mike Tribby
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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“Sharply illustrated, solidly written . . . McKinley captures each era in fine, consistently entertaining detail.”
— Georgia Straight
“There is much to be learned in these gorgeously illustrated pages … It’s a winner.”
—The Edmonton Journal
“Hockey’s definitive history.”
— Montreal Gazette
“An indispensable, superbly written look into hockey’s glorious, storied past.”
— Edmonton Journal
“One of the most comprehensive and attractive books ever presented about Canada’s national pastime.”
— Canadian Book Review Annual
— Georgia Straight
“There is much to be learned in these gorgeously illustrated pages … It’s a winner.”
—The Edmonton Journal
“Hockey’s definitive history.”
— Montreal Gazette
“An indispensable, superbly written look into hockey’s glorious, storied past.”
— Edmonton Journal
“One of the most comprehensive and attractive books ever presented about Canada’s national pastime.”
— Canadian Book Review Annual
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Hockey: A People's History,
This review is from: Hockey: A People's History (Paperback)
A very informative pile of history, History of Hockey in Canada. How it got started, pictures included. Found the book with good detail in its title and sections of the book.When it all began, when they try to acquire some kind of prize to the winning team, when playing the finals. The Stanley Cup rings a bell, many teams have formed, and with original six teams when they started. very informative in deed, I enjoy it very much, also have the DVD set that accompanies the book very nicely. Thank you for the opportunity to make this review of my purchase. A great Purchase, A Great Book!!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Canadians and Americans unite!,
By Cosimato (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hockey: A People's History (Hardcover)
I've found this to be a hugely popular gift in the States--I am in New York. Yes, it's a people's history of two nations--Canada claims the game as part of its national identity, rightly so. But the USA figures prominently in a story that's more than an account of a game, but a history of the continent. Ken Burns would love this book. Does he skate?"
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fabulous book,
By Derek LaTouche "Derek" (Abbotsford, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hockey: A People's History (Hardcover)
This book is superbly conceived and beautifully written. Frankly, a lot of paper, ink and film have been wasted over the years on this sport; I can't even count how many "coffee table" books about hockey I've been given over successive Xmases and birthdays (with their tiresome, hyped-up prose), thumbed through and then dumped at the second-hand bookstore. But Michael McKinley truly has worthwhile insights and something to say about the game of hockey and its place in our history and culture--as was evident in his excellently researched first tome on the subject, A Roof Over Winter. I loved reading both books. And yeah, pictorially, it's pretty impressive too.
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