This too was America : Philadelphia's era of cricket / Tom Melville.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Melville, Tom, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cricket--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Cricket.

Cricket--United States--History.

Physical Description:

viii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2023]

Summary:

"Cricket in America achieved its greatest acclaim, most extensive organization and highest level of competition in Philadelphia in the mid-19th century. The city took upon itself the burden of representing the entire U.S. during the sport's emerging international popularity. It was a story of amazing successes, abysmal failures and engaging personalities--like John B. King, revered to this day as one of the all-time greatest players--and eventual decline and demise. This meticulously researched history examines the origin, rise and demise of America's cricket legacy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue

A Note on Technical Cricket Terms

New York/Philadelphia Cricket and the Ball Playing Spring of the 1840s

The Rise of Philadelphia Cricket and the Uncertainty of a Sporting Identity

Post-Civil War Cricket and Baseball and the Divergence of a Sporting Culture

Guardian of a Sporting Alternative

Young America, the Hargreaves, and the Assertion of Nativism

Intern to Internationalism

Clubs, Players, and the Flowering of Late 19th Century Philadelphia Cricket

Ambivalence of Destiny

"A Civilization of Its Own": The World of Late 19th Century Philadelphia Cricket

Visions of Viability: The England Tour of 1903

Twilight of Internationalism and the Drift from Nativism

Decline, Denial, and Dreams: The Passing of Philadelphia Cricket.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copies: Gift of the publisher.

ISBN:

9781476691282

1476691282

OCLC:

1358757834