Kinesiology 2263F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Sled, Pulitzer Prize For National Reporting, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
8 Dec 2016
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Post- confederation and the transition to organized sport. Key factors: industrialization, organization of time, transportation, communication, demarcation of spaces, equipment. One of the greatest accerlators for organize sport was the advancement of transportation. In the summer, people go around by walking, stage-coach. In winter: snowshoe, ride in a sleigh, on water transportation done by canoe. All of these modes of travel were time consuming and sometimes exhausting. Steamboat and railroad helped to facilitate travel across towns, within a region. Before this, transportation was limited to local things; they didn"t often go to other owns or cities to compete; that didn"t haven"t because too far to travel. 1880s, and the emergence of (cid:498)economy(cid:499) class. These boats were originally meant for carrying cargo or mail in 1818, we have the first commercial shipping company interested in carry passengers; regular service from us to england. Not much could be said for passenger comfort, considering they just started carrying people.
