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National Game
John P. Rossi
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Description for National Game
Hardback. An expert overview of baseball over the past 175 years, showing how the game has reflected and contributed to changes in American society over that time. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
John Rossi offers not only an expert overview of baseball over the past 175 years; he shows how the game has reflected and contributed to changes in American society over time. The National Game chronicles baseball's popular successes and financial failures; its interleague wars and continuing struggles between owners and players; and its accommodations to radio and television—without neglecting the colorful players and managers who have won the hearts of fans. A succinct, knowledgeable synopsis...recommended. —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post As a part of popular culture, sport has made a deep impression in American life. And nowhere is this clearer ... Read more
John Rossi offers not only an expert overview of baseball over the past 175 years; he shows how the game has reflected and contributed to changes in American society over time. The National Game chronicles baseball's popular successes and financial failures; its interleague wars and continuing struggles between owners and players; and its accommodations to radio and television—without neglecting the colorful players and managers who have won the hearts of fans. A succinct, knowledgeable synopsis...recommended. —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post As a part of popular culture, sport has made a deep impression in American life. And nowhere is this clearer ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566632874
SKU
V9781566632874
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Ref
99-15
About John P. Rossi
John Rossi teaches American history at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has also written No Golden Age: Baseball from the End of World War II to the First Expansion, 1960.
Reviews for National Game
For the real fan, this is an interesting and absorbing book.
Tampa Tribune
Stimulating.
Library Journal
Not only readable but satisfying to those who are interested in the broader historical context of the sport.
Virginia Quarterly Review
Fresh and stimulating insights into the relationship between baseball and American culture.
John Curtis
The ... Read more
Tampa Tribune
Stimulating.
Library Journal
Not only readable but satisfying to those who are interested in the broader historical context of the sport.
Virginia Quarterly Review
Fresh and stimulating insights into the relationship between baseball and American culture.
John Curtis
The ... Read more