<p>"Footeballe is nothinge but beastlie furie and extreme violence", wrote Thomas Elyot in 1531. Nearly five hundred years later, the game may still seem furious and violent, but it has also become the most popular sport on the planet.\nThis is the story of how the modern, professional, spectator sport of football was born in Britain in the second half of the nineteenth century. It's a tale of testosterone-filled public schoolboys, eccentric mill-owners and bolshy miners, and of why we play football the way we do. Who invented heading? Why do we have an offside law? And why are foreigners so much better than us at the game we invented?\nBased on exhaustive research, Beastly Fury picks apart the complex processes which forged the modern game, turning accepted wisdom on its head. It's a story which is strangely familiar - of grasping players, corrupt clubs and autocratic officials. It's a tale of brutality, but at times too, of surprising artistry. Above all it's a story of how football, uniquely among the sports of that era, became what it is today - the people's game.</p>

Beastly Fury

Richard Sanders

BANTAM PRESS

If a PIrate I must be... The true story of Bartholomew Roberts, king of the Caribbean

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

The history of Portland State University since 1946. Fully illustrated with black and white photographs.

Portland State: A History in Pictures

History

Retirement Association of Port

<p>An adventurous true story of a remarkable pirate of the 18th century, Bartholomew Roberst, aka "Black Bart", who plied the seas of the Caribbean, and to Newfoundland and West Africa. An audacious short-lived life, caught by the Royal Navy pirate hunters. An exciting two and a half years! 278 pages with Appendix 1: Roberts' Ships, Crews and Prizes; Appendix 2: Thomas Anstis's Articles (Thomas Anstis's deserted Roberts in the brigantine 'Good Fortune'); ; Selected Sources; and Index. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. 2008, Fall River Press, New York, New York, USA</p>

If a Pirate I Must Be: True Story of Black Bart, King of the Caribbean Pirates

Military

Fall_River_Press

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