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The Culture And Ethnicity Of Nineteenth Century Baseball
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Full title: | The Culture And Ethnicity Of Nineteenth Century Baseball |
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ISBN: | 9780786498901 |
ISBN 10: | 0786498900 |
Authors: | Casway, Jerrold I. (author.) |
Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
Language: | en |
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Synopsis
The Emergence Of Baseball As The National Pastime Established The Dynamics Of Spectator Sports. Evolving In An Urban Landscape, The Game Attracted A Dedicated Fan Base And Enshrined The Sports Hero As A National Celebrity. The Effect Irish-american Players Had On How The Game Was Played And Their Support Of Jim Crow Culture Shaped Baseball-- Who Payed The Game? -- The Irish And Jim Crow Baseball -- A Line Is Drawn In Pennsylvania -- Before Greenberg There Was Pike -- Ted Sullivan And Baseball’s Hibernian Spirit -- From Famine Fields To The Ball Fields And The Front Office -- The Pedigrees Of Mineteenth Century Managers -- Ballplayer : A Seasonal Occupation -- Two Fathers For Philadelphia Baseball -- Intemperance On The Emerald Diamond -- The Ladies They Will All Turn Out -- A Game Played By Idiots For Morons -- Root, Root, Rooting For The Home Team -- In Open Fields And On Wooden Planks -- Huzzah For The Class Of '45. Jerrold I. Casway. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.