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The Hog-Score in the Great Rink of Time To have conducted such in-depth research into the game and
bring it all together in an easy and pleasurable read was no doubt a true labour
of love. Bruce McCowan, with his Uncle, Jack McCowan, have done a
truly wonderful job in tracing their curling roots back to the hot-bed curling
regions of south-west Scotland. The Hog-Score in the Great Rink of Time arrived
safely on Saturday and there has been no work done in the Drummond household
since as the book is being devoured. Well researched and illustrated throughout, The Hog-Score
is a welcome addition to the historical records of those who participated in
bonspiels on both sides of the Atlantic. I was specifically intrigued by how the authors used The
Curler Word and Curler's Grip as metaphors for self-improvement in their larger
argument for how everyday community members (e.g., tenant farmers) played
critical roles in curling's growth and broader socio-historical developments. I
encourage curling and wider sport historians - amateur and professional alike -
to critically interrogate this line of thinking further.
The big take-away from this curling history book rather goes
against the conventional historiography grain (but I am very satisfied that my
research is solid). Here it is: |