“How did “America’s National Game” evolve from a gentlemen’s pastime in the 1850s to a national obsession in the Roaring Twenties? What really happened at Cooperstown in 1839, and why does the “Doubleday legend” persist? How did the commissioner system develop, and what was the impact of the “Black Sox” scandal? These questions and many others are answered in this book, with colorful details about early big league stars such as Mike “King” Kelly and pious Billy Sunday, Charles Comiskey and Ty Cobb, Napoleon Lajoie and “Cy” (Cyclone) Young.” – from Amazon
Author: David Quentin Voigt
Foreward by Allan Nevins
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Vintage Hardcover – 1966
Printed in USA – First Edition
Pages: 336
Dimensions: 9.25″ x 6.5″ x 1.4″
Condition:
Book is in Very Good condition. Inside pages are crisp and clean. Dust jacket has moderate wear along the edges, with a couple small tears.
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