Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game - Paperback
by John Thorn
$13.99
$18.99
-26%Quantity
01
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & SchusterISBN-13:9780743294041ISBN-10:743294041UPC:9780743294041Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:BaseballBook Topic:HistorySize:8.30 x 5.40 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.7915Product ID:SCHH08RFP4
Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game
Now available in paperback, the "fresh and fascinating" (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland), "splendid and brilliant" (Philadelphia Daily News) history of the early game by the Official Historian of Major League Baseball. Who really invented baseball? Forget Abner Doubleday at Cooperstown and Alexander Cartwright. Meet Daniel Lucius Adams, William Rufus Wheaton, and other fascinating figures buried...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Simon & SchusterISBN-13:9780743294041ISBN-10:743294041UPC:9780743294041Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:BaseballBook Topic:HistorySize:8.30 x 5.40 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.7915Product ID:SCHH08RFP4
John Thorn co-created the groundbreaking Total Baseball, the sabermetric classic The Hidden Game of Baseball, and was the chief consultant for Ken Burns's television series Baseball. He was appointed Official Historian of Major League Baseball in 2011.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Contributor(s)
Author
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.