Edition |
2nd ed. |
Description |
xiii, 274 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Series |
Illinois history of sports
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The fraternity and its game -- A commercial spectacle -- The first professional teams -- The first professional leagues -- The players' revolt -- The great baseball war -- Baseball's coming of age -- The big fix -- The age of Ruth -- An age of dynasties -- Baseball's great experiment -- The last days of the old game -- Baseball in trouble -- The empowerment of the players -- The demise of dynasties -- A new era. |
Summary |
A lively, compact history of the game, including commentary on baseball in the 1990s, covering topics such as the Latino invasion, the building of retroparks, and the dizzying race for new home-run records. |
Subject |
Baseball -- United States -- History.
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ISBN |
0252070135 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0252027035 (alk. paper) |
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9780252027031 (alk. paper) |
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9780252070136 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0471355739 |
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9780471355731 |
Standard No. |
UKM bA231042 |
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UKM bA237059 |
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NLGGC 243037163 |
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