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000320744 1001_ $$aVecsey, George.
000320744 24500 $$aBaseball :$$ba history of America's favorite game /$$cGeorge Vecsey.
000320744 250__ $$aModern library pbk ed.
000320744 260__ $$aNew York :$$bModern Library,$$c2008
000320744 300__ $$axiii, 252 p. ;$$c21 cm.
000320744 440_0 $$aModern Library chronicles.
000320744 500__ $$aOriginally published: 2006.
000320744 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. p. [225]-227) and index.
000320744 520__ $$aOne 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.
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