The early response has been over whelming!!!!
Thank you.
A preview of the book is available at www.skyjumpers.com
The book is 293 pages and contains over 800 pictures, many of which are classics.
Jan Johnson
(AKA Chelsea's dad)
Illustrated History of the Pole vault
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Illustrated History of the Pole vault
Soon Pole Vault Power will offer our new book: "The Illustrated History of the Pole vault". This project was approximately three years in the making. Dr. Russ VerSteeg (New England School of Law) and I combined efforts to produce what we believe to be the one and only book of its kind, documenting the sport from its earliest origins to the present.
The early response has been over whelming!!!! Thank you.
A preview of the book is available at www.skyjumpers.com
The book is 293 pages and contains over 800 pictures, many of which are classics.
Jan Johnson
(AKA Chelsea's dad)
The early response has been over whelming!!!!
Thank you.
A preview of the book is available at www.skyjumpers.com
The book is 293 pages and contains over 800 pictures, many of which are classics.
Jan Johnson
(AKA Chelsea's dad)
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Busy is probably why i have posted so little over the past couple years too! 
Book writting take a lot of time, and $$$
Book writting take a lot of time, and $$$
history
Hell, I helped write the thing and I'm still looking at it.
Bubba
A good book takes time. 
It was all Russ V's idea, and fault –ha ha. At first the plan was to reprint the Ganslen stuff. But we could not get together with the family on a price for the copyright. I think, in fact, they actually had none of the original materials to sell us. 
Sooooo, when that failed, we elected to take on the history project. Russ was awesome! He deserves much of the credit. He had written several books and guided us in the right direction. Sometimes with a little light cussing on my part!
Probably from beginning to end the project it took 3 years. The last year in particular we worked on it steady everyday….sometimes very late into the night. It kind of reminded me of working on my Masters Thesis in college. Several very time consuming things had to happen to pull it together. First, Russ tracked down Kring's original Masters Thesis: "The History of the Pole Vaultâ€
It was all Russ V's idea, and fault –ha ha. At first the plan was to reprint the Ganslen stuff. But we could not get together with the family on a price for the copyright. I think, in fact, they actually had none of the original materials to sell us.
Sooooo, when that failed, we elected to take on the history project. Russ was awesome! He deserves much of the credit. He had written several books and guided us in the right direction. Sometimes with a little light cussing on my part!
Probably from beginning to end the project it took 3 years. The last year in particular we worked on it steady everyday….sometimes very late into the night. It kind of reminded me of working on my Masters Thesis in college. Several very time consuming things had to happen to pull it together. First, Russ tracked down Kring's original Masters Thesis: "The History of the Pole Vaultâ€
KJ saw right to it!
KJ, You is right, again, as usual!
Its finest moment in photoshop. Plus i finially get back at the IAAF and the USOC all in one little well place picture. 
I waited a long time for that one!
....Like james Brown say.... "get up offa dat thing, and make you self feel better!"
I only waited 35 years
Its finest moment in photoshop.
Plus i finially get back at the IAAF and the USOC all in one little well place picture.
I waited a long time for that one!
....Like james Brown say.... "get up offa dat thing, and make you self feel better!"
I only waited 35 years
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