Baseball, 3rd Ed.
A History of America's Game
Published on 1. May 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-252-07550-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this third edition of his lively history of America's game--widely recognized as the best of its kind--Benjamin G. Rader expands his scope to include commentary on Major League Baseball through the 2006 season: record crowds and record income, construction of new ballparks, a change in the strike zone, a surge in recruiting Japanese players, and an emerging cadre of explosive long-ball hitters.
Reviews / Votes
"A grand slam. . . . An entertaining, insightful history of the national pastime set within the context of major issues in American society. . . . By far the finest one-volume history of America's game ever written." --Larry R. Gerlach, author of The Men in Blue: Conversations with UmpiresMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-252-07550-6 (9780252075506)
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Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
02/2008
University of Illinois Press
€16.99
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Previous edition
Book
05/2008
3rd Edition
University of Illinois Press
€61.90
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Person
Benjamin G. Rader is James L. Sellers Professor of History at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and the author of American Sports: From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Televised Sports.