Baseball: An Illustrated History

by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns

Other authors: Roger Angell (Introduction), Thomas Boswell (Contributor), Robert W. Creamer (Contributor), Gerald Early (Contributor), Doris Kearns Goodwin (Contributor) — 7 more, Bill James (Contributor), David Lamb (Contributor), Lynn Novick (Preface), Buck O'Neil (Contributor), Daniel Okrent (Contributor), John Thorn (Contributor), George F. Will (Contributor)

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jmaloney17 | Jan 2, 2009 |

The book version of Ken Burns' excellent PBS series on the history of baseball. With a wide range of baseball writers covering every aspect of the game and its history, this is a book more interested in the humans behind the game than the statistics they produce. Chock-full of wonderful photos of baseball history, aimed at the interested fan, this is a sumptuous feast for the true friend of the game. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Geoffrey C. Ward	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Burns, Ken	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Angell, Roger	Introduction	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Boswell, Thomas	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Creamer, Robert W.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Early, Gerald	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Goodwin, Doris Kearns	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
James, Bill	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lamb, David	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Novick, Lynn	Preface	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
O'Neil, Buck	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Okrent, Daniel	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Thorn, John	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Will, George F.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Baker, Kevin	Contributor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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1994-09-04

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One summer afternoon in 1839, at Cooperstown, on the shore of Otsego Lake in upstate New York, the boys of the Otsego Academy were playing a game of town ball against Green's Select School.

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530 illustrations in text Best Books for Young Teen Readers. A history of the game, published in conjunction with a PBS documentary, with essays, facts, & over 500 photos. This is an incredible book for the baseball fan & for anyone interested in the social history of America as reflected in a sport. It is filled with wonderful photographs. Students will want to browse through the memorabilia of baseball & read about the evolution of the game. For the most part, the chapters focus on decades & look at every aspect of the game, including the rules, players, owners, facilities, & fans. This is the companion book to the PBS television series. Bibliography & index.… (more)

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