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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.

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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.

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During the Civil War, Americans from homefront to battlefront played baseball as never before. This work gives us a commentary of the growth and transformation of baseball. It shows that the game was a vital part of the lives of many a soldier and civilian - and that baseball's popularity had everything to do with surging American nationalism.

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Baseball Myths: Debating, Debunking, and Disproving Tales from the Diamond examines baseball myths-old and new. It covers such legendary players as Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Pete Rose, and Derek Jeter, while also looking at lesser...

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Playing in the storied Mexican League (an AAA affiliate of major league baseball), the "Tecos" had home parks on both sides of the US-Mexico border, in Laredo, Texas and in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. This book tells the story of the rise and demise of this team.

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Baseball's Greatest Comeback recounts the story of the 1914 Boston Braves that experienced the greatest come-from-behind season ever witnessed in baseball history. A perennially woeful team, the Braves rose from the ashes of last place-fifteen games behind on July 4th-to battl...

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In Baseball's Roaring Twenties, Ronald T. Waldo recounts the rollicking escapades surrounding a distinct collection of players, managers, umpires, and fans that truly personified this era of baseball history. Waldo includes a mix of unique stories and amusing tales surrounding...

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This book profiles the top ten major league ballplayers at every position. Each chapter starts with an overview of the position and how the players were chosen, with compelling stats that support the rankings. Player entries include original interviews, individual achievements, stats, and biographical information.

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Presents an examination of the game of baseball using the most statistical tools available. This book provides an evaluation of major offensive events in baseball history, and identifies the players with the 100 best seasons and most productive careers.

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A one-time Southampton policeman and BBC literary producer, John Arlott has always considered himself lucky. This autobiography looks at his schooldays, about great cricketers he has known or seen and about his standing for the Liberals in 1955.

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This summer England pitches under the hot sun and in front of local crowds and face a regrouped Australian team. A blow by blow, day by day account of this keenly anticipated series.

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Children grow up fast. The first practice of their lives quickly becomes a distant memory as you are receiving photos by the text of the first day of college. The photos accumulated over the years no matter how insignificant they may have been at the time you took them quickly become invaluable.

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Although most baseball fans are familiar with the on-the-field accomplishments of Hall of Famers, few are as knowledgeable regarding who the players were beyond the ballpark. This book probes into the personal lives of fifty members of the Hall of Fame, examining their childhoods, families, influences, impactful life-changing events, and more.

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Exploring the spiritual, as well as physical, challenges of golf, this unusual guide draws on the great mysteries of life and what it means to be human as it explains how golfers can develop a new inner game and shares practical tips and insights into the sport. Original.

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Arthur Beetson was the biggest and best player - and personality - of a football era that most rugby league fans over the age of 35 remember fondly, vividly and with great passion. Today, he is a father figure at Easts, and a larrikin raconteur with a million yarns.

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Barry Fry is currently at Peterborough. His journeyman career has taken him to Old Trafford, where as a player he was one of the original Busby Babes, through to football management at Barnet, Southend and Birmingham, among other clubs.

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As a student of life and basketball, as a basketball player and coach, as an African-American, a businessman, a lecturer, and a man, Bill Russell projects the same single image of a man committed to understanding, improvement, and teamwork in the constant pursuit of new and ever-greater heights.