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    Brutal Games: History's Most Dangerous Sports
    Brutal Games: History's Most Dangerous Sports
    Brutal Games: History's Most Dangerous Sports
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    Brutal Games: History's Most Dangerous Sports

    By Marty Gitlin

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    Fighting with deadly weapons, scaling towering mountains, and riding angry bulls. Sporting events take on a whole new meaning when winning and losing is a life or death situation. Get the play by play of history's most dangerous sports.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateJul 15, 2021
    ISBN9781663983121
    Brutal Games: History's Most Dangerous Sports

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      Book preview

      Brutal Games - Marty Gitlin

      Dangerous History: Brutal Games by Martin William Gitlin

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Cover

      Title Page

      History’s Daredevils

      BASE Jumping

      Bull Riding

      Jousting

      Australian Rules Football

      Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)

      High-Altitude Climbing

      Cave Diving

      Gladiator Games

      Timeline of Dangerous Sports

      Glossary

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      Index

      Copyright

      Back Cover

      Cover

      Title Page

      Table of Contents

      Start of Content

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      HISTORY’S DAREDEVILS

      Imagine jumping off a skyscraper, riding a bucking bull, or charging at an opponent on horseback. Sound appealing? The boldest of athletes think so! Throughout history, athletes have risked their lives for sport. Some of them chose to compete, while others had no choice. Some performed with no one watching, while others amazed huge crowds.

      Fighting wild animals or leaping off tall

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