Baseball, 3rd Ed A History of America's Game

Name: Baseball, 3rd Ed A History of America's Game
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ISBN: 9780252075506

ISBN-10: 0252075501

ISBN-13: 9780252075506

Edition: 3rd 2007

Authors: Benjamin G. Rader

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In this third edition of his lively history of America's game--widely recognized as the best of its kind--Benjamin G. Rader expands his scope to include commentary on Major League Baseball through the 2006 season: record crowds and record income, construction of new ballparks, a change in the strike zone, a surge in recruiting Japanese players, and an emerging cadre of explosive long-ball hitters.

Book details

List price: $21.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 5/2/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Benjamin G. Rader is James L. Sellers Professor of History at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and the author ofAmerican Sports: From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Televised Sports.



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



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



The Resurgence of America's Game



It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times


Bibliographical Essay


Index