{"product_id":"9780870203879","title":"They Came to Bowl: How Milwaukee Became America's Tenpin Capital","description":"\u003cp\u003eA frozen rope. A urethane split on the drives. Chicken tracks on the telescore.* Do you know your bowling lingo? You will along with much more when you read \u003ci\u003eThey Came to Bowl: How Milwaukee Became America's Tenpin Capital\u003c\/i\u003e. From the thrill of the perfect strike to the agony of a ball gone astray, anyone who has rolled a ball down the lanes will find themselves or someone they know in the people, places and stories covered in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this authoritative and lively book, Doug Schmidt traces bowling's roots from a German religious rite centuries ago to the sport that made Milwaukee famous. From the taverns and saloons that housed recreational games to the sell-out crowds and million-dollar beer sponsorships of televised tournaments, this well-illustrated book covers both sport and city, charting the changing face of bowling over the century. Packed with memorable showdowns and improbable heroes, \u003ci\u003eThey Came to Bowl\u003c\/i\u003e will take you back to the changing lanes of bowling in Milwaukee — and the sport as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* frozen rope=a ball rolled with excessive speed almost straight to the pocket; urethane split=2-8-10 or 3-7-9 split caused by sharp breaking point of reactive resin balls; drives=alleys; chicken tracks=string of strikes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wisconsin Historical Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018243883248,"sku":"9780870203879","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780870203879_p0.jpg?v=1763836086","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780870203879","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}