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Author: Doug Schmidt
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Imprint: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Dimensions:
Width: 20.60cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.708kg
ISBN: 9780870203879
ISBN 10: 0870203878
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 22 October 2007
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Bowling has played a significant role in the history of sports and games played in America. And They Came to Bowl focuses on Milwaukee's contribution to that history. Anyone who has ever rolled a ball down the lanes will find the people, places, and events covered in this segment of its history a worthwhile read. - Al Matzelle, American Bowling Congress Historian and past Executive Director
Facing a formidable task in writing a history of bowling in Milwaukee, Doug Schmidt rolls a perfect game. From the founders, through the boom years and to the declining popularity of leagues, Doug's extensive research not only pays tribute to the greats of the sport but reveals the causes behind its fluctuations in popularity. All the names are there and revisiting them brought back a flood of pleasant memories for this reader. (Hank Stoddard, Retired Sports Director, WTMJ Milwaukee) Bowling has played a significant role in the history of sports and games played in America. And They Came to Bowl focuses on Milwaukee's contribution to that history. Anyone who has ever rolled a ball down the lanes will find the people, places and events covered in this segment of its history a worthwhile read. (Al Matzelle, American Bowling Congress historian and past Executive Director) The rock solid roots of bowling have always been Milwaukee. In Doug Schmidt's monumental They Came to Bowl: How Milwaukee Became America's Tenpin Capital, he digs, delves, researches, and reveals the names, dates, and doings to offer a fact-filled, fast moving, interesting, enjoyable adventure into bowling lore. (Chuck Pezzano, Bowling Hall of Famer, Author, Historian)
Author Information
Doug Schmidt is generally regarded as Wisconsin s pre-eminent bowling historian. The editor and publisher of the state s Ten Pin Journal since 1992, Schmidt has been a contributor to United Press International, the Associated Bowlers Journal International Magazine, Bowling Magazine, Bowling Digest and American Bowler. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Schmidt was inducted into the Greater Milwaukee Bowling Hall of Fame in 2004.
