Creating the National Pastime: Baseball Transforms Itself 1903-1953 - Hardcover

White, G. Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691034885 ISBN 13: 9780691034881

Verlag: Princeton University Press, 1996

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Tracing the history of baseball from the Black Sox scandal of 1919 to the mid-1950s, an intriguing study of the sport explains how it was transformed into our national pastime, discussing such issues as reserve clauses, limited franchises, blacklisting, and the inclusion of African-American players. UP.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

G. Edward White is University Professor and John B. Minor Professor of Law and History at the University of Virginia.

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"A book for anyone either thrilled by the state of baseball today. . . An ideal introduction to how the sport became what it is."--Dan Okrent

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"A book for anyone either thrilled by the state of baseball today. . . An ideal introduction to how the sport became what it is."--Dan Okrent

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0691034885
• ISBN 13: 9780691034881
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 368
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Princeton University Press; https://press.princeton.edu/books; ; 7th Floor, New South Building; PRINCETON; NJ; 8544; USA
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