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Before the curse : the glory days of New England baseball, 1858-1918 / Troy Soos.
Van Pelt Library GV863.N45 S66 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Soos, Troy, 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baseball--New England--History--19th century.
- Baseball.
- Baseball--New England--History--20th century.
- History.
- New England.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2006]
- Summary:
- "In this revised and updated version of his highly regarded book, author Troy Soos covers the history of baseball in New England from 1791 through 1918, the year in which the Red Sox won their final World Series of the 20th century"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The early years: from children's game to gentlemen's pastime
- 1870-1879: playing for pay
- 1880-1889: every city and town, school and factory
- 1890-1899: playing hardball
- 1900-1909: a new era
- 1910-1918: miracle Braves and world champion Red Sox.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212) and index.
- ISBN:
- 078642625X
- OCLC:
- 70174979
- Publisher Number:
- 9780786426256
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