This succinct yet thorough history of baseball is set against the backdrop of American culture as a whole, chronicling the game's successes and financial failures, the continuing struggles between owners and players, the accommodations to radio and television, and more. 10 illustrations.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part 1 Preface vii Part 2 Origins of the Game 3 Part 3 Baseball as Big Business, 1876-1891 25 Part 4 Coming of Age, 1891-1908 51 Part 5 The Wars of Baseball, 1909-1918 75 Part 6 Golden Age, 1919-1931 97 Part 7 Baseball in Depression and War, 1931-1945 121 Part 8 No Golden Age: Baseball, 1946-1960 147 Part 9 Coming Apart, 1961-1977 169 Part 10 Best of Times, Worst of Times, 1978-1994 191 Part 11 The Future of the National Game 211 Part 12 Notes 219 Part 13 A Note on Sources 227 Part 14 Index 236