Category Archives: Sports & Recreation

Baseball Ballads

Author(s): Grantland Rice Grantland Rice, was a sports journalist with several newspapers, although his Sportlights...

Short Works on Sports Collection 01

Author(s): Various A miscellany of poetry and short works of fact and fiction on the...

With Swag and Billy: A Guide to Walking Trips in Tourist Districts of New South Wales

Author(s): Henry J. Tompkins A guide to hikes around Sydney, Australia, from the early years...

The Complete Golfer

Author(s): Harry Vardon Here is the complete book about golf, as played in the early...

The Laws and Practice of the Game of Euchre. As Adopted by the Washington, D.C. Euchre Club

Author(s): Charles Henry Wharton Meehan Sprinkled with literary quotes and little jests, this is a...

The Compleat Angler

Author(s): Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler is a celebration of the art and spirit of...

Scientific and Practical Treatise on American Football for Schools and Colleges

Author(s): Henry L. WilliamsAmos Alonzo Stagg Ever wondered how football has changed over the years?...

Games for Hallow-e’en

Author(s): Mary E. Blain This charming book starts with a brief history of Hallowe’en. There...

Pleasure Cycling

Author(s): Henry Clyde “In this little book, the writer, looking back to his own days...

Bicycling for Ladies

Author(s): Maria E. Ward Written in 1896, at the height of the bicycle craze, Bicycling...

Girl Scout Collection

Author(s): Various These articles, pamphlets, and stories relating to the Girls Scouts of America touch...

Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball

Author(s): William Hanford Edwards A book reminiscent of the days when football was gaining popularity...

Boy Scouts Handbook

Author(s): Boy Scouts of America The Boy Scouts of America was founded over a hundred...

Pitching in a Pinch

Author(s): Christy Mathewson In this book Mathewson is telling the reader of the game as...

Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring

Author(s): Professor Louis Hoffman This “how-to” book covers everything for the 1800’s illusionist, from stage...

Camp and Trail

Author(s): Stewart Edward White Stewart Edward White was a popular and respected novelist who set...

How to Camp Out

Author(s): John Mead Gould Advice on camp gear, clothing, cooking, hiking, and other topics. Much...

Forty Seasons of First-Class Cricket

Author(s): Richard Gorton Barlow R. G. “Dick” Barlow was one of the most accomplished all-round...

Conundrums, Riddles, Puzzles and Games

Author(s): Sarah J. Cutter Over one thousand Conundrums, which are a selection of Biblical, Poetical,...

Good Hunting: In Pursuit of Big Game in the West

Author(s): Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most passionate of natural conservationsts having...

Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada

Author(s): Clarence King “Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada” is a memoir by Clarence King of...

Floor Games

Author(s): H. G. Wells H.G. Wells had so much fun playing with his children on...

My Thirty Years In Baseball

Author(s): John McGraw The autobiography of John Joseph McGraw, another one of the “greats” of...

Birth of Professional Rugby League in Australia: A selection from the Sydney Morning Herald (1907-08)

Author(s): Sydney Morning Herald In early 1907 the world of Australian rugby was rocked by...

Bert’s Treatise of Hawkes and Hawking

Author(s): Edmund Bert An approved Treatise of Hawkes and Hawking. Divided into three Bookes. The...

Base-Ball: How to Become a Player

Author(s): John Montgomery Ward Base-Ball: How to Become a Player is a brief history of...

Babe Ruth’s Own Baseball Book

Author(s): Babe Ruth This book is an autobiographical account by one of baseball’s legendary names....

Ball Player’s Career

Author(s): Adrian C. Anson The biography of one of the greatest players that the game...

Association Football and How to Play It

Author(s): John Cameron An overview of the positions, tactics, and history of association football written...

Angler’s Hours

Author(s): Hugh Tempest Sheringham One of the classic British books about angling. The author’s love...