Blackguards and Red Stockings: A History of Baseball's National Association, 1871-1875, Revised Edition - Softcover

Ryczek, William J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786499451 ISBN 13: 9780786499458

Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc., 2016

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Críticas:

"a comprehensive examination of the history of the National Association of baseball"--ProtoView; "Until 1969, no one had any doubt that the National Association of 1871-75 was the first big league, but then Major League Baseball changed its view and cast the NA into official darkness. Bill Ryczek loves that unruly, raucous circuit...so do I...and he unveils its story brilliantly."--John Thorn, Official Historian of Major League Baseball; Reviews of the first edition: "an extensive amount of research...very informative...excellent"--Nine; "engaging...a good discussion of strategy"--Choice; "an excellent guide to a murky period in baseball's past...strongly recommend[ed]"--Nineteenth Century Notes; "comprehensive"--Reference & Research Book News; "diligent research and flavorsome writing...reliable, comprehensive history"--Baltimore Evening Sun; "intriguing...extremely rare look into the first professional sports league"--Houston Post; "[This book] sparkles with the author's wit and charm of a bygone era. It is an exhaustively researched, beautifully fashioned account of the National Association. All baseball histories should be this good!"--Darryl Brock, author of If I Never Get Back.

Reseña del editor:

It was a novel experiment as baseball's leading men formed the National Association, bringing order to the hodgepodge of professional and amateur clubs that made up the sport from the end of the Civil War through 1870. It was an imperfect beginning to organized professional sports in America-the league was plagued by gambling, contract jumping and rumors of dishonest play-but it laid groundwork for the multibillion dollar enterprises of the 21st century. Like most sporting endeavors, it was entertaining, with the best players in the world displaying their talents throughout the northeastern and mid-western United States and, in 1874, during a ground-breaking journey to England. In its second edition, this book covers all the action-both on and off the field-of the NA's early years, providing the definitive history of the first professional sports league in the U.S.

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• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0786499451
• ISBN 13: 9780786499458
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 282