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- catalog abstract "American society never had an aristocracy, a state-sponsored church, or a rigid class system. What it does have is baseball. Now, in Baseball: A History of America's Game, Benjamin Rader reexamines the story of the pastime that helped shape American society. From baseball's days as "the only game in town" through today's wave of Hollywood sports nostalgia, America's greatest heroes have been ballplayers - Babe Ruth, Joe Dimaggio, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron. Rader. Analyzes baseball's mythology - one complete with rites, shrines, and even a creation myth. For decades, Rader suggests, a city's ball club was perhaps the fullest expression of its identity. Today, in the era of suburbia, Soloflex, and slow-motion replays, America has changed, and baseball's role with it. Yet in many ways the game's essence has stayed quietly constant: Three strikes, three outs. The confrontation of pitcher versus batter. The illicit temptation of the. Bookmaker. The drama of the bottom of the ninth. Now as before, baseball remains America's game. This is the first book to show why.".
- catalog contributor b3810649.
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description "American society never had an aristocracy, a state-sponsored church, or a rigid class system. What it does have is baseball. Now, in Baseball: A History of America's Game, Benjamin Rader reexamines the story of the pastime that helped shape American society. From baseball's days as "the only game in town" through today's wave of Hollywood sports nostalgia, America's greatest heroes have been ballplayers - Babe Ruth, Joe Dimaggio, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron. Rader.".
- catalog description "Analyzes baseball's mythology - one complete with rites, shrines, and even a creation myth. For decades, Rader suggests, a city's ball club was perhaps the fullest expression of its identity. Today, in the era of suburbia, Soloflex, and slow-motion replays, America has changed, and baseball's role with it. Yet in many ways the game's essence has stayed quietly constant: Three strikes, three outs. The confrontation of pitcher versus batter. The illicit temptation of the.".
- catalog description "Bookmaker. The drama of the bottom of the ninth. Now as before, baseball remains America's game. This is the first book to show why.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-221) and index.".
- catalog description "The fraternity and its game -- A commercial spectacle -- The first professional teams -- The first professional leagues -- The players' revolt The great baseball war -- Baseball's coming of age -- The big fix -- The age of Ruth -- An age of dynasties -- Baseball's great experiment -- The last days of the old game -- Baseball in trouble -- The empowerment of the players -- The demise of dynasties.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 231 p., [14] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Baseball.".
- catalog identifier "0252017374".
- catalog isFormatOf "Baseball.".
- catalog isPartOf "Illinois history of sports".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Urbana : University of Illinois Press,".
- catalog relation "Baseball.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "796.357/0973 20".
- catalog subject "Baseball United States History.".
- catalog subject "GV863.A1 R33 1992".
- catalog tableOfContents "The fraternity and its game -- A commercial spectacle -- The first professional teams -- The first professional leagues -- The players' revolt The great baseball war -- Baseball's coming of age -- The big fix -- The age of Ruth -- An age of dynasties -- Baseball's great experiment -- The last days of the old game -- Baseball in trouble -- The empowerment of the players -- The demise of dynasties.".
- catalog title "Baseball : a history of America's game / Benjamin G. Rader.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".