American Baseball. Vol. 1: From Gentleman's Sport to the Commissioner System

by David Quentin Voigt

Book Overview

How did "America's National Game" evolve from a gentlemen's pastime in the 1850s to a national obsession in the Roaring Twenties? What really happened at Cooperstown in 1839, and why does the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271003316
• ISBN13: 9780271003313
• Release Date: October 1983
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"