Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908

Sullivan, Dean A.

ISBN 10: 0803292449 / ISBN 13: 9780803292444

Published by University of Nebraska Press, 1997

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Seller Inventory # BSM.1AXBS

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803292449
• ISBN 13: 9780803292444
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

This compilation of 120 primary writings documents baseball’s first century, from a loosely organized village social event to the arrival of the National League. Collecting from a wide range of sources—including newspaper accounts, letters, folk poetry, songs, and annual guides—Dean A. Sullivan of Fairfax, Virginia, progresses chronologically from the earliest known baseball reference (1825) to the creation of the Doubleday Myth (1908).

About the Author

Benjamin G. Rader, author of Baseball: A History of America’s Game is a professor of history at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.