Baseball (2d ed.): A History of America's Game (Illinois History of Sports) - Softcover
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Synopsis
A history of baseball in America provides in a second edition the author's commentary on the sport in the 1990s, from the influence of Latino players and the building of retroparks to the race for new home-run records. Simultaneous.
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In this third edition of his lively history of America's game--widely recognized as the best of its kind--Benjamin G. Rader expands his scope to include commentary on Major League Baseball through the 2006 season: record crowds and record income, construction of new ballparks, a change in the strike zone, a surge in recruiting Japanese players, and an emerging cadre of explosive long-ball hitters.
About the Author
Benjamin G. Rader is James L. Sellers Professor of History at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and the author of American Sports: From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Televised Sports.
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