Baseball and American Culture: A History

Synopsis

This Book Provides A General History Of Baseball That Connects Developments In The Sport With Key Themes In American History. Following Each Chapter Are Important Readings That Illustrate And Document These Connections And Discussion Questions That Can Be Used In The Classroom-- Baseball's Origins -- Baseball Becomes A Business, 1876-1892 -- Monopoly Baseball And The Rise Of The American League, 1891-1908 -- Take Me Out To Ball Game, 1908 -- Baseball's Silver Age -- The Roaring Twenties And Baseball's Golden Age -- Depression And World War Ii, 1931-1945 -- Boom, Bust, And Expansion, 1946-1960 -- Baseball's New Frontier, 1961-1977 -- The End Of Baseball Innocence -- Late Innings : Baseball Enters The New Century, 1994-2017. John P. Rossi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.