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Baseball : an illustrated history narrative by Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary filmscript by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns ; preface by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; with an introduction by Roger Angell ; contributions by John Thorn ... [et al.]
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Reading Room GV 863 .A1 W37 1994
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ward, Geoffrey C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baseball--United States--History--Pictorial works.
- Baseball.
- Baseball--United States--History.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 486 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c1994.
- Summary:
- 530 illustrations in text Best Books for Young Teen Readers. A history of the game, published in conjunction with a PBS documentary, with essays, facts, & over 500 photos. This is an incredible book for the baseball fan & for anyone interested in the social history of America as reflected in a sport. It is filled with wonderful photographs. Students will want to browse through the memorabilia of baseball & read about the evolution of the game. For the most part, the chapters focus on decades & look at every aspect of the game, including the rules, players, owners, facilities, & fans. This is the companion book to the PBS television series. Bibliography & index.
- Contents:
- Preface: Where memory gathers
- Introduction: Hard lines / Roger Angell
- 1st inning: Our game : beginnings to 1900 ; Why baseball / John Thorn
- 2nd inning: Something like a war : 1900-1910 ; Stats / Bill James
- 3rd inning: The faith of fifty million people : 1910-1920 ; The minors / David Lamb
- 4th inning: That big son of a bitch : 1920-1930 ; The church of baseball / Thomas Boswell
- 5th inning: Shadow ball : 1930-1940 ; Why would you feel sorry for me? / an interview with Buck O'Neil ; Thirties baseball / Robert W. Cramer
- 6th inning: The national pastime : 1940-1950 ; Fan / Doris Kearns Goodwin
- 7th inning: The capital of baseball : 1950-1960 ; Fifties baseball / George F. Will ; 8th inning: A whole new ball game : 1960-1970 ; Baseball and African American life / Gerald Early
- 9th inning: Home : the modern era ; Always right on time / Daniel Okrent.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-472) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0679404597 :
- 9780679404590
- OCLC:
- 29218866
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