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Finding America in a Minor League Baseball Park: A Season Hosting for the Durham Bulls

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Finding America in a Minor League Baseball Park: A Season Hosting for the Durham Bulls

Contributors:

By (Author) Harris Cooper

ISBN:

9781510778603

Publisher:

Skyhorse Publishing

Imprint:

Sky Pony Press

Publication Date:

15th May 2024

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

796.35764097

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

288

Dimensions:

Width 215mm, Height 254mm, Spine 18mm

Weight:

759g

Description

Over forty million people attend minor league baseball games each season. Who are they Why do they come Lets find out!

Noted social scientist Harris Cooper took a job as a Seating Bowl Host for the most famous minor league baseball team, the Durham Bulls. As a host, he helped fans find seats and other stadium amenities, made sure everyone was safe, took pictures, and chased kids from the aisles. He got to talk with a wide-ranging assortment of people, from regular attendees to those at their very first baseball game, from retired judges to middle school students.

Minor league baseball games draw a broader array of Americans than any sport. The fleeting moments spent talking baseball with the fan sitting next to you or with a ballpark employee disguise the remarkable variety of people who call themselves baseball fans. Dr. Cooper brings these people to life.

In addition, the book presents a brief history of minor league baseball, the Bulls, and the city of Durham, so typical of small American cities. It profiles the ballplayers, focusing not on their on-field statistics but on who they are and where they come from. The book also profiles twelve baseball movies, all of which focus on baseball not played in the major leagues.

Throughout the book, Dr. Cooper draws on his knowledge of social science to extract from his experiences a description of the inhabitants and goings-on at a ballpark. It illuminates not just baseball writ large, but also provides a compelling portrait of Americans as a people and their shared love of our national pastime.

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