Baseball : a history of America's favorite game / George Vecsey.
One of the great bards of America's Grand Old Game gives a rousing account of baseball, from its pre-Republic roots to the present day. Vecsey casts a fresh eye on the sport, illuminates its foibles and triumphs, and makes a classic story seem refreshingly new. This book is a narrative of America's can-do spirit, in which stalwart immigrants could transplant cricket and rounders in the fertile American culture and die-hard unionist players could later become the tightfisted avatars of the game's big-money establishment. It's a celebration of champions and underdogs. But most of all, it is a testament to the unbreakable bond between our nation's pastime and the fans, who've remained loyal through the fifty-year-long interdict on black athletes, the Black Sox scandal, franchise relocation, and the use of performance-enhancing drugs by some major stars.--From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 0679643389
- ISBN: 9780679643388
- Physical Description: xiii, 252 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition: Modern Library edition, 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Modern Library, 2006.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- I. Six degrees -- II. Berbers with bats -- III. First entrepreneur -- IV. Columbus, Pocahontas, and Doubleday -- V. Growing pains -- VI. Black sox -- VII. Babe -- VIII. Mr. Rickey -- IX. Negro leagues -- X. Radio days -- XI. War -- XII. Jackie Robinson -- XIII. Baseball hits the interstate -- XIV. Free agency arrives -- XV. Why the Yankees exist -- XVI. World catches up -- XVII. Same game, yuppified -- XVIII. Who's in charge? -- XIX. Four scandals -- XX. October exorcisms.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | 796.357 VEC (Text) | 36015000632162 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/10/2026 |
