E. John B. Allen - Historical Dictionary of Skiing

E. John B. Allen, emeritus professor of history, Plymouth State University in New Hampshire, has had an interest in ski history since 1976. This is his ninth book on the subject. The three most important are From Skisport to Skiing: 100 Years of an American Sport 18401940 (1993), The Culture and Sport of Skiing from Antiquity to World War II (2008), and FIS 100 Years of International Skiing (2010), coauthored with Egon Theiner. Allen has also edited two books of conference papers, International Ski History Congress Collected Papers (2002) and The Spirit of Skiing (2009), published more than 50 refereed articles in regional, national, and international journals, and written 11 encyclopedia entries. He has been involved in eight films, Legends of American Skiing appearing on Public Broadcasting System from time to time since the early 1980s. He is a frequent lecturer in the United States and in Europe and has been keynote speaker at academic conferences in Norway twice, in France, and the United States. The three books mentioned have all received the International Skiing History Associations Ullr Award, and ISHA honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.