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A history of baseball in 100 objects, a tour through the bats, balls, uniforms, awards, documents, and other artifacts that tell the story of the national pastime, Josh Leventhal

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A history of baseball in 100 objects, a tour through the bats, balls, uniforms, awards, documents, and other artifacts that tell the story of the national pastime, Josh Leventhal

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-481) and index

Illustrations

portraitsfacsimilesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A history of baseball in 100 objects

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

885225740

Responsibility statement

Josh Leventhal

Sub title

a tour through the bats, balls, uniforms, awards, documents, and other artifacts that tell the story of the national pastime

Summary

"A visual and historical record as told through essential documents, letters, photographs, equipment and uniforms, trophies and awards, ticket stubs and scorecards, food and drink, and relics of popular culture, which represent essential moments in the history and evolution of the game"--Front flap of jacket

Table Of Contents

The origins of baseball -- Baseball goes pro -- The dead-ball era -- Babe Ruth and the birth of the lively ball era -- War and integration -- Expansion -- The free-agent era -- Strikes and steroids

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History of baseball in one hundred objects

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