Syracuse New York history, Onondaga County, founding families, new book

Description: Dear Syracuse historians: The 17-page Syracuse study in this book is must reading. It delves deeply into the lives of the city's leading families of 1902, accompanied by 36 photos and illustrations and based on research in many primary and secondary sources. Here's the opening: "Let's zoom in to a typical ping pong tournament in a typical 1902 American mid-size city. The upstate New York town of Syracuse had grown over the prior century from a swamp with a questionable future to a proud industrial metropolis of 110,000 citizens. Its social upper crust was peopled primarily with affluent descendants of the early pioneers. Outsiders sometimes gained entry through marriage, though insiders more commonly married among themselves. Indeed, the insularity was striking. They were accustomed to seeing the same faces year after year at a never-ending swirl of social occasions---parties, teas, outings, charity events, weddings, funerals, and now ping pong tournaments. On May 9, 1902, the Sedgwick Farm Lawn Tennis Club will sponsor the city's first open ping pong tournament, said the Syracuse Post-Standard. On regulation tables under the chandeliers at the Women's Union Hall, the site of frequent entertainments and meetings, it 'not only promises to be a success financially but to take its place as one of the social events of the season...' " Brand new book shipped to you directly from the publisher. Large-size tall paperback, 268 pages. A perfume named Ping Pong? Ping Pong in half a dozen different Broadway shows? Ping Pong cigarettes, a Ping Pong dance, Ping Pong soap and Ping Pong Juice? It's starting to sound like Dr. Seuss! Twin babies named Ping and Pong? Ping Pong balls used to mail letters? Ping Pong on a train? Ping Pong on the brain! Welcome to 1902 America. A new game with a funny name is changing lives. There is no escaping the epidemic, spreading uncontrollably from family to family, infiltrating every town and hamlet in the nation. Full of rich period detail, this lively romp examines who is playing---from the famous to the farmer to the athlete---and the effect of the madness on every sphere of daily living---fashion, romance, humor, health and more. Indeed, this is social history at its most absorbing. Tournament champions included the day's top lawn tennis players. And for the first time anywhere: Who really invented Ping Pong? And where did that name come from? "...A ground breaking masterpiece...with some sensational discoveries..."---Museum of the International Table Tennis Federation. Illustrated with over 400 photos, drawings and cartoons from the 1902 era. Oh, a warning: You, too, will catch PING PONG FEVER. But you will also catch yourself smiling at all the great stories and many victims of this amazing craze. "...highly recommended....absolutely packed with vintage table tennis pictures..."---Larry Hodges, member of USATT Hall of Fame. "...I have to say that other table tennis histories are dwarfed by comparison...If you are intrigued by our sport, or even just enjoy a good yarn---get one!"---Barry Hayward, Table Tennis Library, UK. About the author:Steve Grant, a club-level table tennis player, has written numerous articles on the early history of table tennis around the world for publications of the Museum of the International Table Tennis Federation.

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