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America's Game: A History of Major League Baseball through World War II

America's Game: A History of Major League Baseball through World War II

Soderholm-Difatte, Bryan

Hardcover

FictionBaseball & SoftballGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 1538110628
ISBN13: 9781538110621
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: May 31 2018
Pages: 504
Weight: 1.90
Height: 1.60 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This comprehensive survey of major league baseball looks at the national pastime's legendary figures, major innovations, and pivotal moments, from the beginning of the twentieth century through World War II.

In America's Game: A History of Major League Baseball through World War II, Bryan Soderholm-Difatte provides a comprehensive narrative of the major developments and key figures in Major League Baseball, during a time when the sport was still truly the national pastime. Soderholm-Difatte details pivotal moments--including the founding of the American League, the 1919 Black Sox scandal, and navigating the Great Depression and two World Wars--and concludes with a chapter examining the exclusion of black ballplayers from the major leagues. Central personalities covered in this book include baseball executives Judge Landis and Branch Rickey, managers John McGraw and Joe McCarthy, and iconic players such as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb.

America's Game isn't simply about celebrating the exploits of great players and teams; it is just as much about the history of Major League Baseball as an institution and the evolution of the game itself. With significant changes taking place in baseball in recent times, this book will remind baseball fans young and old of the rich history of the game.

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