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A history of baseball in 100 objects, a tour through the bats, balls, uniforms, awards, documents, and other artifacts that tell the story of the national pastime, Josh Leventhal

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A history of baseball in 100 objects, a tour through the bats, balls, uniforms, awards, documents, and other artifacts that tell the story of the national pastime, Josh Leventhal

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographic references (pages 480-481) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsfacsimilesportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A history of baseball in 100 objects

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

885225740

Responsibility statement

Josh Leventhal

Sub title

a tour through the bats, balls, uniforms, awards, documents, and other artifacts that tell the story of the national pastime

Summary

A visual and historical record of the game as told through essential documents, letters, photographs, equipment, memorabilia, food and drink, merchandise and media items, and relics of popular culture, each of which represents the history and evolution of the game

Table Of Contents

The origins of baseball -- Baseball goes pro -- The dead-ball era -- Babe Ruth and the birth of the lively ball era -- War and integration -- Expansion -- The free-agent era -- Strikes and steroids

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History of baseball in one hundred objects

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