Middle Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1900-1948 - Softcover

 
9780803292833: Middle Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1900-1948

Synopsis

Dean A. Sullivan presents a fascinating array of provocative, unexpected, and illuminating materials revealing the rich history of baseball. The 105 pieces in this work cover such topics as the Merkle Boner, Jim Thorpe, Christy Mathewson, the Black Sox scandal, Lou Gehrig, the death of Ray Chapman, Ty Cobb, Dizzy Dean, and more from the storied major leagues. Lesser-known treasures celebrate semipro teams, boys' baseball fiction, Japanese baseball, college ball, black baseball, the minor leagues, women's teams, and other facets of the wonderful game of baseball.

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About the Author

Dean A. Sullivan is the editor of Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825–1908, also available in a Bison Books edition.

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Dean A. Sullivan presents a fascinating array of provocative, unexpected, and illuminating materials that reveal the rich history of baseball. The 105 pieces in this work cover such topics as the Merkle Boner, Jim Thorpe, Christy Mathewson, the Black Sox scandal, Lou Gehrig, the death of Ray Chapman, Ty Cobb, Dizzy Dean, and more from the storied major leagues. Lesser-known treasures celebrate semipro teams, boys' baseball fiction, Japanese baseball, college ball, black baseball, the minor leagues, women's teams, and other facets of the wonderful game of baseball.

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9780803242586: Middle Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1900-1948

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ISBN 10:  0803242581 ISBN 13:  9780803242586
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, 1998
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