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Profiles in polo : the players who changed the game / / edited by Horace A. Laffaye ; foreword by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales
| Profiles in polo : the players who changed the game / / edited by Horace A. Laffaye ; foreword by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, , [2007] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina |
796.35/3092
796.353 |
| Soggetto topico | Polo players |
| ISBN | 1-4766-0518-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
pt.1. The pioneers -- Edward Hartopp: "this must be a good game" -- Thomas St. Quintin: "a great polo pioneer" -- John Watson: the founding father -- Francis Herbert: "killed a salmon, shot some grouse and played polo" -- Foxhall Keene: "a life of pure delight" -- Harry Payne Whitney: "total polo".
pt.2. Between the wars -- Johnny Traill: an Irishman from the Pampas -- Devereux Milburn: a back for the ages -- Lewis Lacey: master of the game -- Rao Raja Hanut Singh: "there is only one tiger" -- Tommy Pope: the horse whisperer -- Earl Mountbatten of Burma: a tangible legacy -- Jim Ashton: of the brothers four. pt.3. The superstars -- Thomas Hitchcock Jr.: "the best of America was in his veins" -- Cecil Smith: the cowboy from Llano -- Stewart Iglehart: "best backhander in the game" -- Bob Skene: "Hurricane Bob" -- Carlos Menditeguy: "to be the best was effortless" -- Sinclair Hill: "I'll give you fancy pants!" -- Juan Carlos Harriott Jr.: "the aristocrat of polo" -- Francisco Dorignac: the chieftain. pt.4. Shakers and movers -- Lord Cowdray: he saved the day for England -- John Oxley: patron and benefactor -- Kerry Packer: winning whatever the cost -- Michael Rattray: player, promoter and environmentalist -- Marcos Uranga: a vision splendid -- Claire Tomlinson: "the most influential lady player." pt.5. The great contemporaries -- H.R.H. the Prince of Wales: the prince of polo -- Alberto Pedro Heguy: Basque blood: passion and verve -- Julian Hipwood: a living polo legend -- Harold Barry: "a galloping oak with the soul of a poet" -- Gonzalo Pieres: superstar and entrepreneur -- Guillermo Gracida Jr.: the field general -- Adolfo Cambiaso: "there is a kid from Cañuelas." |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797428903321 |
| Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, , [2007] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Profiles in polo : the players who changed the game / / edited by Horace A. Laffaye ; foreword by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales
| Profiles in polo : the players who changed the game / / edited by Horace A. Laffaye ; foreword by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, , [2007] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
| Disciplina |
796.35/3092
796.353 |
| Soggetto topico | Polo players |
| ISBN | 1-4766-0518-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
pt.1. The pioneers -- Edward Hartopp: "this must be a good game" -- Thomas St. Quintin: "a great polo pioneer" -- John Watson: the founding father -- Francis Herbert: "killed a salmon, shot some grouse and played polo" -- Foxhall Keene: "a life of pure delight" -- Harry Payne Whitney: "total polo".
pt.2. Between the wars -- Johnny Traill: an Irishman from the Pampas -- Devereux Milburn: a back for the ages -- Lewis Lacey: master of the game -- Rao Raja Hanut Singh: "there is only one tiger" -- Tommy Pope: the horse whisperer -- Earl Mountbatten of Burma: a tangible legacy -- Jim Ashton: of the brothers four. pt.3. The superstars -- Thomas Hitchcock Jr.: "the best of America was in his veins" -- Cecil Smith: the cowboy from Llano -- Stewart Iglehart: "best backhander in the game" -- Bob Skene: "Hurricane Bob" -- Carlos Menditeguy: "to be the best was effortless" -- Sinclair Hill: "I'll give you fancy pants!" -- Juan Carlos Harriott Jr.: "the aristocrat of polo" -- Francisco Dorignac: the chieftain. pt.4. Shakers and movers -- Lord Cowdray: he saved the day for England -- John Oxley: patron and benefactor -- Kerry Packer: winning whatever the cost -- Michael Rattray: player, promoter and environmentalist -- Marcos Uranga: a vision splendid -- Claire Tomlinson: "the most influential lady player." pt.5. The great contemporaries -- H.R.H. the Prince of Wales: the prince of polo -- Alberto Pedro Heguy: Basque blood: passion and verve -- Julian Hipwood: a living polo legend -- Harold Barry: "a galloping oak with the soul of a poet" -- Gonzalo Pieres: superstar and entrepreneur -- Guillermo Gracida Jr.: the field general -- Adolfo Cambiaso: "there is a kid from Cañuelas." |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827318503321 |
| Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, , [2007] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wild one / / Jessica Whitman
| Wild one / / Jessica Whitman |
| Autore | Whitman Jessica |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Forever |
| Disciplina | [Fic] |
| Soggetto topico |
Man-woman relationships
Screenwriters Polo players |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Fiction
Love stories. |
| ISBN |
1-4555-6365-X
1-4555-6367-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Nacho Figueras Presents |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910148590103321 |
Whitman Jessica
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| Forever | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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