The Presidents and the Pastime: The History of Baseball and the White House - Hardcover
by Curt Smith
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9780803288096ISBN-10:803288093UPC:9780803288096Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:BaseballBook Topic:HistorySize:9.00 x 6.40 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.9026Product ID:SCVRJRT0R1
The Presidents and the Pastime: The History of Baseball and the White House
The Presidents and the Pastime draws on Curt Smith's extensive background as a former White House presidential speechwriter to chronicle the historic relationship between baseball, the "most American" sport, and the U.S. presidency. Smith, who USA TODAY calls "America's voice of authority on baseball broadcasting," starts before America's birth, when would-be presidents played baseball...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9780803288096ISBN-10:803288093UPC:9780803288096Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:BaseballBook Topic:HistorySize:9.00 x 6.40 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.9026Product ID:SCVRJRT0R1
Curt Smith is the author of eighteen books, including George H. W. Bush: Character at the Core (Potomac, 2014); Memories at the Microphone: A Century of Baseball Broadcasting; and Voices of The Game, named by Esquire magazine among "the 100 Best Baseball Books Ever Written." A senior lecturer of English at the University of Rochester, Smith has addressed the White House Historical Association,...
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
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