How baseball explains America / Hal Bodley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bodley, Hal, author.

Series:

How...Explain

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--United States.

Baseball.

Baseball--Social aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2014.

Chicago, Illinois : Triumph Books, LLC, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examining the connection between baseball and our society as a whole, How Baseball Explains America is a fascinating, one-of-a-kind journey through America's pastime. Longtime USA TODAY baseball editor and columnist Hal Bodley explores just how essential baseball is to understanding the American experience. He takes readers into the Oval Office with George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton as the former presidents share their thoughts on the game, he looks at the changes that America

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by George F. Will; 1. The Greatest Decade; 2. Drugs on the Street, Drugs on the Diamond; 3. Owning a Team: How Hard Could It Be?; 4. Bill Clinton and the Strike of '94; 5. A Family Game; 6. Baseball Chatter; 7. George Steinbrenner's American Dream; 8. Cox, La Russa, Torre-End of an Era; 9. The Legacy of Jackie Robinson; 10. The Dream Is Alive in Oakland; 11. A Kid's Game; 12. Mr. President; 13. Take Me Out to the Ball Game; 14. The American Dream (Cuban Edition); 15. Change Is Good?; 16. The Big Job

17. There Used to Be a BallparkAcknowledgments; Sources; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62368-807-8

1-62368-809-4

OCLC:

873839880