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How Baseball Happened: Outrageous Lies Exposed! the True Story Revealed

Name: How Baseball Happened: Outrageous Lies Exposed! the True Story Revealed
Brand: David R. Godine Publisher
SKU: 9781567926774
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Contributors:

Thomas W. Gilbert, John Thorn (Introduction by)

Publisher:

David R. Godine Publisher

Release Date:

2020-09-15

Pub Date:

2020-09-15

Binding:

Hardcover

Author:

Thomas W. Gilbert

Book Topic:

HistoryCivil War Period (1850-1877), HistoryCivil War Period (1850-1877)

Book Subcategory:

Baseball, United States, Business Aspects

Book Category:

Sports & Recreation, History

Media Mail:

Returnable:

ISBN 13:

9781567926774

Weight:

1.55 lbs

Size:

9.10 x 6.20 x 1.60 inches

Pages:

384

Description

How baseball evolved with shocking speed from a casual folk game into a serious adult activity, an instrument of national unification and then a national entertainment industry.

About the Author
Gilbert, Thomas W.: -

Thomas W. Gilbert is the author of many baseball books, including Baseball and the Color Line, Roberto Clemente and Playing First. From his Greenpoint, Brooklyn stoop he can throw a baseball to the former site of the Manor House tavern, where members of the Eckford Baseball Club enjoyed a post game drink or two in the 1850s.

Thorn, John: -

John Thorn is the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball and the author of numerous books including Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game and Total Baseball: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball.

How Baseball Happened: Outrageous Lies Exposed! the True Story Revealed

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