Baseball: A History of America's Game

by Benjamin G. Rader Narrated by Joe Barrett

Overview

A succinct history of baseball, newly revised and updated. 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, covering 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.

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From the Publisher

"A grand slam. . . . An entertaining, insightful history of the national pastime set within the context of major issues in American society. . . . By far the finest one-volume history of America's game ever written." —Larry R. Gerlach, author of The Men in Blue: Conversations with Umpires

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170990825
Publisher:	University Press Audiobooks
Publication date:	08/05/2010
Edition description:	Unabridged

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