How Baseball Happened: Outrageous Lies Exposed! the True Story Revealed
Thomas W. Gilbert
(Author)
John Thorn
(Introduction by)
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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.
Product Details
Price
$28.95
$26.92
Publisher
David R. Godine Publisher
Publish Date
September 15, 2020
Pages
384
Dimensions
6.2 X 9.1 X 1.6 inches | 1.55 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781567926774
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About the Author
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.
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.
