Baseball: The People's Game

by Harold Seymour, Dorothy Z. Seymour

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The third volume of Seymour's definitive history of baseball places the sport into its social context between 1930 and the beginning of the Second World War. It is a vivid book of cultural history and offers a new perspective on baseball in America.

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MsMixte 268 reviews

A really interesting look at the game of baseball. It's not about 'organised' baseball--it's about baseball as played on sandlots and local fields and playgrounds. It's about players like you and me.

Jan 26, 2013

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