America's game : a history of major league baseball through World War II / Bryan Soderholm-Difatte.
Soderholm-Difatte, Bryan, author.
2018
GV863.A1 S687 2018eb
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Title America's game : a history of major league baseball through World War II / Bryan Soderholm-Difatte.
Author Soderholm-Difatte, Bryan, author.
ISBN 9781538110638 (electronic book)
1538110636 (electronic book)
9781538110621
Published Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvii, 485 pages) : illustrations
Call Number GV863.A1 S687 2018eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 796.357/64
Summary This comprehensive survey of major league baseball covers the beginning of the twentieth century up to Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in 1947. It examines key figures in baseball-such as Babe Ruth, John McGraw, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, and Joe DiMaggio-and major developments in the game's structure, rules, and strategies.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
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Part I: Deadball baseball
Part II: Baseball in transition
Part III: Empire building in the lively ball era
Part IV: Baseball, war, and society.

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