Download or read book Benjamin Franklin and Chess in Early America written by Ralph K. Hagedorn and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Playing at Chess is the most ancient and the most universal game among men, for its original is beyond the memory of history." Benjamin Franklin penned these words as an introduction to his famous essay "The Morals of Chess." Franklin's approach to the game was in distinct contrast to his predecessors, who seriously advocated all the subtle treacheries of the art of poor sportsmanship with the sole end of attaining victory. To Franklin, however, the game of chess was not mere idle amusement but a sport reflective of life itself—"for life is a kind of chess, in which we have often points to gain and competitors or adversaries to contend with"—which requires the utilization of all the finest mental and moral qualities of which man is capable. This volume reproduces Franklin's celebrated essay and includes an analysis of everything Franklin ever had to say about chess. The second part of the book contains an extensive bibliography of chess in America to the year 1859. The two sections of the volume combine to form an essential sourcebook for the historian of American chess.
Download or read book Notes and Queries written by and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Catalogue of Books on the Origin History and Practice of the Game of Chess from the Earliest Period to the Present Day written by and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of Books on the Origin History and Practice of the Game of Chess On sale by Richard Simpson etc MS notes written by Richard SIMPSON (Bookseller.) and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Catalogue of Rare and Valuable Works Relating to the History and Theory of the Game of Chess written by Bernard Quaritch (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Short Circuits written by Stephen Leacock and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Short Circuits" is a collection of essays and short stories by the Canadian writer and humorist Stephen Leacock. Like many of his fiction and non-fiction books, this work features the author's light humor along with criticisms of people's follies. It is divided into several chapters, each of which is dedicated to a certain side of human life, like the annoyance with flies in the middle of the summer or the routines of a regular citizen.
