There have been published over 50 books over the years,
regarding the 'Elfstedentocht' on skates. Below are some of the most extensive and recent
ones.
There is a skating museum in Hindeloopen, in which a lot of attention is paid to the past
'Elfstedentochten'.
The same goes for the exhibition De Fryske Winter, which is located in the Fries
ScheepvaartMuseum at Sneek.
1956 - Piet Maaskant en Jeen
van den Berg: Elfstedentocht 1890-1956
1959 - Fenno L. Schouwstra: Een halve eeuw
Elfstedentochten
1970 - Fenno L. Schouwstra: De schaatsen scherp
1985 - Reinier Paping en Piet Maaskant: De Elfstedentocht
1985 en daarvoor
1985 - Gosse Blom: 14 maal 11
1986 - Pieter de Groot: De Elfstedentocht 1909- 1986
1986 - Joh. Lolkama: Triomf en Tragiek in de Historie van
de Elfstedentocht
1989 - Joh. Lolkama: De Friesche Elfstedentocht 1909-1989
The Eerste Friesche Schaatsmuseum at Hindeloopen posesses a full list of books, stories, comic books and cartoons on the 'Elfstedentocht'.
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