The Empire Strikes Out: How Baseball Sold U.S. Foreign Policy and Promoted the American Way Abroad

By Robert Elias

Book Overview

From the Civil War to George W. Bush and the Iraq War, baseball's had a role in developing the American empire. From Albert Spalding and baseball's first World Tour to Bud Selig and the World Baseball... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595581952
• ISBN13: 9781595581952
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"