Pride of Havana A History of Cuban Baseball

Name: Pride of Havana A History of Cuban Baseball
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ISBN: 9780195146059

ISBN-10: 0195146050

ISBN-13: 9780195146059

Edition: 2001

Authors: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria

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From the first amateur leagues of the 1860s to the exploits of Livan and Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, here is the definitive history of baseball in Cuba. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria expertly traces the arc of the game, intertwining its heroes and their stories with the politics, music, dance, and literature of the Cuban people. What emerges is more than a story of balls and strikes, but a richly detailed history of Cuba told from the unique cultural perch of the baseball diamond. Filling a void created by Cuba's rejection of bullfighting and Spanish hegemony, baseball quickly became a crucial stitch in the complex social fabric of the island. By the early 1940s Cuba had become major…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/24/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 8.70" wide x 5.91" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



Acknowledgments


First Pitch


The Last Game


From a House Divided to a Full House


A Cuban Belle ï¿½poque


The Golden Age


The Great Amateur Era


The Revival of the Cuban League


The Age of Gold


Baseball and Revolution


Notes


Bibliography


Index