Title:
America's game : a history of major league baseball through World War II / Bryan Soderholm-Difatte.
Author:
Soderholm-Difatte, Bryan, author.
Publication Information:
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Call Number:
GV863.A1 S687 2018
Abstract:
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 games structure, rules, and strategies.
ISBN:
9781538110621
Physical Description:
xvii, 485 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject Term:
Contents:
Part I: Deadball baseball -- Part II: Baseball in transition -- Part III: Empire building in the lively ball era -- Part IV: Baseball, war, and society.
Personal Author:
