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Baseball in territorial Arizona : a history, 1863-1912 / John Darrin Tenney.
Van Pelt Library GV863.A72 T46 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tenney, John Darrin, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baseball--Arizona--History.
- Baseball.
- History.
- Arizona--History--To 1912.
- Arizona.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- v, 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Summary:
- "The national pastime came first to the Arizona Territory's military posts and soon gained a foothold in towns such as Tombstone, Tucson, Prescott and Phoenix, spreading through the territory with the help of railroads. This book takes a first-ever look into Arizona's rich baseball history, with never before seen photographs of the earliest baseball clubs and games"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Uncle Sam Brings the Game Westward 9
- 2 The Red Stockings Are Here! (Or Were They?) 37
- 3 Town Rivalries Take Shape 52
- 4 Women and Minorities on the Diamond 99
- 5 The Company Nine 125
- 6 The Barnstormers 153
- 7 Summary 171.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786496105
- 078649610X
- OCLC:
- 945121165
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