Baseball: The people's gameOxford University Press, 1960 - 639 páginas In Baseball: The People's Game, Dorothy Seymour Mills and Harold Seymour produce an authoritative, multi-volume chronicle of America's national pastime. The first two volumes of this study -The Early Years and The Golden Age -won universal acclaim. The New York Times wrote that they "will grip every American who has invested part of his youth and dreams in the sport," while The Boston Globe called them "irresistible." Now, in The People's Game, the authors offer the first book devoted entirely to the history of the game outside of the professional leagues, revealing how, from its early beginnings up to World War II, baseball truly became the great American pastime. They explore the bond between baseball and boys through the decades, the game's place in institutions from colleges to prisons to the armed forces, the rise of women's baseball that coincided with nineteenth century feminism, and the struggles of black players and clubs from the later years of slavery up to the Second World War. Whether discussing the birth of softball or the origins of the seventh inning stretch, the Seymours enrich their extensive research with fascinating details and entertaining anecdotes as well as a wealth of baseball experience. The People's Game brings to life the central role of baseball for generations of Americans. Note: On August 2, 2010, Oxford University Press made public that it would credit Dorothy Seymour Mills as co-author of the three baseball histories previously "authored" solely by her late husband, Harold Seymour. The Seymours collaborated on Baseball: The Early Years (1960), Baseball: The Golden Age (1971) and Baseball: The People's Game (1991). |
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... athletic plants involving more than ten percent of their total capital investment . To finance athletics , administrators imposed com- pulsory athletic fees , most of which they expended upon the varsity teams ; charged admission to ...
... athletic plants involving more than ten percent of their total capital investment . To finance athletics , administrators imposed com- pulsory athletic fees , most of which they expended upon the varsity teams ; charged admission to ...
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... athletics boiled down to the matter of who controlled the athletic system . At the beginning of the decade George Meylan of Co- lumbia checked 194 institutions to ascertain their method of athletic control . He discovered that in only ...
... athletics boiled down to the matter of who controlled the athletic system . At the beginning of the decade George Meylan of Co- lumbia checked 194 institutions to ascertain their method of athletic control . He discovered that in only ...
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... Athletic Club , this time journeying to the club's own grounds in Manhattan . The loss was unsurprising , since the Manhattan Club led in athletics among New York athletic clubs through most of the era 1880-1892 , with the New York Athletic ...
... Athletic Club , this time journeying to the club's own grounds in Manhattan . The loss was unsurprising , since the Manhattan Club led in athletics among New York athletic clubs through most of the era 1880-1892 , with the New York Athletic ...
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Sandlot and Cow Pasture | 3 |
Double Curves and Magic Bats | 20 |
Every Mother Ought to Rejoice | 39 |
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