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Before the World Series : Pride, Profits, and Baseball's First Championships,
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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780875803074
- Book Title
- Before the World Series : Pride, Profits, and Baseball's First Championships
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Baseball / History
- Item Weight
- 32.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 262 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
0875803075
ISBN-13
9780875803074
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2395116
Product Key Features
Book Title
Before the World Series : Pride, Profits, and Baseball's First Championships
Number of Pages
262 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Baseball / History
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
32.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-032606
Reviews
"Bowman's blending of narrative and anecdote is engaging, and his conclusions are thoughtful and intelligent. In telling the history of baseball's earliest experiment with postseason competition, he introduces the reader to many of the now-forgotten stars and journeymen of the 1880s."--Reed Browning, author of Cy Young: A Baseball Life "A valuable study of early championship baseball."-- Elysian Fields Quarterly "Clearly written, spiced with entertaining anecdotes, and full of useful background material ... grounded in solid research in the periodical literature of the era."-- Business History Review, ""Bowman's blending of narrative and anecdote is engaging, and his conclusions are thoughtful and intelligent. In telling the history of baseball's earliest experiment with postseason competition, he introduces the reader to many of the now-forgotten stars and journeymen of the 1880s."--Reed Browning, author of Cy Young: A Baseball Life "A valuable study of early championship baseball."--Elysian Fields Quarterly "Clearly written, spiced with entertaining anecdotes, and full of useful background material... grounded in solid research in the periodical literature of the era."--Business History Review", "Bowman's blending of narrative and anecdote is engaging, and his conclusions are thoughtful and intelligent. In telling the history of baseball's earliest experiment with postseason competition, he introduces the reader to many of the now-forgotten stars and journeymen of the 1880s."-Reed Browning, author of Cy Young: A Baseball Life "A valuable study of early championship baseball."- Elysian Fields Quarterly "Clearly written, spiced with entertaining anecdotes, and full of useful background material ... grounded in solid research in the periodical literature of the era."- Business History Review, "Bowman's blending of narrative and anecdote is engaging, and his conclusions are thoughtful and intelligent. In telling the history of baseball's earliest experiment with postseason competition, he introduces the reader to many of the now-forgotten stars and journeymen of the 1880s."--Reed Browning, author of Cy Young: A Baseball Life "A valuable study of early championship baseball."--Elysian Fields Quarterly "Clearly written, spiced with entertaining anecdotes, and full of useful background material... grounded in solid research in the periodical literature of the era."--Business History Review
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
796.357/0973/09034
Table Of Content
Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The 1880s 2. Interleague Play 3. The Beginning 4. Chicago and St. Louis 5. The Browns and the Wolverines 6. The New York Giants 7. New York and Brooklyn 8. Brooklyn and Louisville Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
In baseball history, no decade is more critical than the 1880s--a time of urban growth when sports stories began to fill the pages of newspapers and supporting the home teams became a hallmark of civic duty. Larry Bowman narrates the trials and triumphs of baseball's early championships, illuminating the complex circumstances that led to baseball's meteoric rise in popularity. The first World's Championship Series arose in an ad hoc manner when the Providence Grays faced the New York Metropolitans in 1884. Seeking to maximize profits, team owners promoted postseason baseball to ensure that one team could bill itself as the world's best. Bowman traces the history of seven championship series, recounting the frenzied negotiations and media hoopla that often preceded events. He also analyzes the emergence of mascots, the evolution of the game's rules, and the impact of America's explosive urban growth on baseball's popularity. Before the World Series brings to life colorful figures--from baseball magnates such as Albert Spalding, Christian Von der Ahe, and Frederick Stearns to legendary Hall of Famers like the fearsome Cap Anson, Charles Comiskey, and baseball's first union organizer, John Montgomery Ward. The story of Moses Walker, a black major leaguer 63 years before Jackie Robinson, sheds light on African Americans' early involvement in baseball. Spirited and engaging, this illustrated account of baseball's first championships offers a fresh perspective on the development of America's national pastime.
LC Classification Number
GV863.A1B695 2003
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2002
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