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Loading... 100 years of baseball;: The intimate and dramatic story of modern baseball from the game's beginnings up to the present dayby Lee Allen
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"No One Who Wants to Know Baseball History Should be Without this Book" -- Portland Press HeraldThe story of America's pastime is rooted in our history. The most commonly told stories of baseball are no mystery. They can easily be found in any of the thousands of books on this team or that player. In 100 Years of Baseball, we get to look even further into the past at the stories that didn't make the headlines.Down through the years as baseball grew, Lee Allen traces the development... the New York knickerbockers of yesteryear; Jackie Robinson; the dark days of 1919, to the shenanigans of Durocher and MacPhail, and the New York Yankee world series monopoly.For a full-fledged history of professional baseball with all its crises, climaxes and heroes 100 Years of Baseball is a book that will excite you like no other. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)796.35709The arts Recreational and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games Ball sports Ball and stick sports Baseball Biography And HistoryLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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