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Game Plan A Social History of Sport in Alberta Karen L. Wall How deep is the importance and influence of organized sports in Alberta? Discover key episodes and players in the history of Alberta’s organized sports and read how sport shaped the lives of individuals as well as of communities of indigenous people, settlers, and immigrants. Read new perspectives on well-known sports stories along with tales of lesser-known games that remained on the margins of most histories for reasons of race, class, and gender. Whether a spectator, supporter, scholar, or fan, readers will be informed and delighted by the research contained in this sport history. Format:  Trade Paperback ISBN:  978-0-88864-594-4 Price:  CND$ 34.95, USD$ 34.95, £ 22.99 Discount:  Trade Subject:  Sports History/Recreation Publication Date:  October 2012 Awards 2013 Association of American University Presses AAUP Book, Jacket & Journal Show, Book Design / Scholarly Illustrated 2013 The Alcuin Society The Alcuin Society Citations for Excellence in Book Design in Canada, Prose Non-Fiction Illustrated / Second Prize Reviews # 2 on the Edmonton Journal's Bestsellers list for the week on December 07, 2012