When and where was the first game of baseball played? Which Canadian minor league team did Wayne Gretzky play for? Who originated the "emory pitch"? Answers to these questions, and many more can be found in this fascinating book on what, according to well-known baseball writer, Bill Humber could be viewed as "Canada's favorite pastime." As this fascinating history shows, baseball actually developed in Canada long before ice hockey appeared on the scene. From the first baseball game ever played in Beachville, Ontario in 1838 (one year before the date claimed for the game's invention in Coopertown, New York) to the Toronto Blue Jays' 1993 and 1994 World Series wins, Diamonds of the North vividly depicts how baseball gained popularity throughout Canada. Humber covers every interesting aspect of baseball in Canada, such as why Québécois came to play the game, how the Gold Rush brought baseball to the west coast, women's baseball in Saskatchewan after World War I, and the story of Japanese Canadian, black, and native baseball players in Canada. Also included are appendices listing every Canadian major league player, all the Canadian women in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, the names and records of every Canadian minor league team, the roster of Japanese Canadian members of the Asahi baseball team of Vancouver, and the records of the Montreal Expos (1969-1994) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1977-1994). With over 100 photographs (many of them rare) and filled with many colorful anecdotes about fatal baseball brawls, women's teams, games on roller skates, and nicknames, Diamonds of the North is an entertaining glimpse of Canada's rich baseball heritage.

Diamonds of the North: A Concise History of Baseball in Canada

Sports & Outdoors

Humber, William

Baseball

Oxford University Press

The Baseball Book and Trophy

Somerville House Books

A Handy Book for the Calculation of Strains in Girders and Similar Structures, and Their Strength: Consisting of Formulæ and Corresponding Diagrams, ... Details for Practical Application, Etc

History

Nabu Press

A Handy Book for the Calculation of Strains in Girders and Similar Structures, and Their Strength

A Handy Book for the Calculation of Strains in Girders and Similar Structures, and Their Strength: Consisting of Formulæ and Corresponding Diagrams, ... Details for Practical Application, Etc. Etc

Science & Math

Physics

The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Title: A Handy Book for the Calculation of Strains in Girders and Similar Structures : and Their Strength, Consisting of Formulæ and Corresponding Diagrams, With Numerous Details for Practical Application, Etc.; Original Publisher: New York : D. Van Nostrand; Publication date: 1869; Subjects: Girders; Science / Mechanics / Statics; Technology

A Handy Book for the Calculation of Strains in Girders and Similar Structures; And Their Strength, Consisting of Formulæ and Corresponding

General Books LLC

Winter has shaped Canada's image and has been embraced with hearty enthusiasm from snowshoeing hikers in the nineteenth century, to future hockey stars on backyard rinks, to the indoor spectacle of figure-skating carnivals and curling bonspiels. Much of our literature, our songs, and our memories of youth reflect the bracing tonic that winter brings even as we curse the ice-laden roads on morning commutes or during weekend ski trips. But alas, winter's demise to a weak reminder of its former glory is a real possibility as climate change wreaks long-term havoc. This timely book takes a fond look at winter's past, its place in Canada's story, and how it has shaped our sports history. It also explores what climate change means for our sense of Canadian identity, for our winter sports heritage and its related industries, and for our ability to hold winter sporting events beyond the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Let It Snow: Keeping Canada's Winter Sports Alive

Humber, Darryl

Environment

Dundurn Press

Canadian baseball has a rich, diverse, and deeply rooted history, one that spans fully two centuries. As was true in the United States, the stories reflect the competitive and entrepreneurial spirits of a rapidly changing time. Baseball’s development north of the border was shaped by the same social and economic influences, and at roughly the same times, as it was to the south. Arranged chronologically, the essays in his volume tell the tales of the influential figures and milestone events that defined and directed the game’s growth in Canada. The articles shine a spotlight on the movers and shakers, the pioneers, the leagues and games and tournaments, and the regions all across the country that hosted them. 
Crowds as large as 10,000 viewed matches between London and Guelph in the 1870s, at a time when the combined population of the two cities was less than 27,000. Thousands flocked to Vancouver’s Powell Street Grounds in the 1920s and 1930s to watch their local heroes, the Asahi, a team of Japanese Canadians. The Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team played their first game in 1895. Almost 100 years later, over four million people would spin the turnstiles to see the Toronto Blue Jays. Canadians played in the Negro Leagues and in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGBPL), and Canada has been home to both affiliated minor leagues and “outlaw” leagues. 
This book is an initiative of the Centre for Canadian Baseball Research and the Hanlan’s Point (Greater Toronto) Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research. It is the collaborative effort of more than 30 SABR members, almost all of them Canadian.

Our Game, Too: Influential Figures and Milestones in Canadian Baseball

Hawthorn, Tom

North, Andrew

Trudeau, Christian

Dame, Stephen

Americas

Society for American Baseball Research

Consisting of formulae and corresponding diagrams, with numerous details for practical application, etc.   This book, "A handy book for the calculation of strains in girders and similar structures, and their strength And similar structures, and their strength", by William Humber,  is a replication of a book originally published before 1868. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.

A Handy Book for the Calculation of Strains in Girders and Similar Structures, and Their Strength and Similar Structures, and Their Strength

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