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Creating the national pastime :baseball transforms itself, 1903-1953

by G Edward White

Creating the national pastime :baseball transforms itself, 1903-1953 Cover

ISBN13: 9780691034881
ISBN10: 0691034885
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Not simply a professional sport, baseball has been treated as a focus of childhood rituals and an emblem of American individuality and fair play throughout much of the twentieth century. It started out, however, as a marginal urban sport associated with drinking and gambling. White describes its progression to an almost mythic status as an idyllic game, popular among people of all ages and classes. He then recounts the owners' concerted efforts, often supported by the legal system, to preserve this image.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-354) and index.
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ISBN:
9780691034881
Subtitle:
(baseball transforms itself, 1903-1953 )
Author:
White, G Edward
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Location:
Princeton, N.J. :
Subject:
History
Subject:
Baseball - History
Subject:
Baseball - General
Subject:
Baseball
Subject:
Baseball -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Series Volume:
79
Publication Date:
c1996
Binding:
Trade Cloth
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
xiii, 368 p.
Dimensions:
9.57x6.45x1.07 in. 1.59 lbs.
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