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West Virginia Baseball: A History, 18652000

Autor William E. Akin
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 iul 2006
West Virginia sprang into existence as a state in the midst of the Civil War, and base ball, as it was called then, was close on the heels of statehood. A game in 1866 hosted by the Hunkidori Base Ball Club in Wheeling, is considered the first match game of Base Ball. Some historians contend the game spread via the movement of soldiers who were from urban areas. The real roots of baseball are not the romantic image of rural boys in sandlots or lazy father-son afternoons. It was born and came of age as an urban sport, a social pursuit of well-heeled young men that in the early days often involved banquets and shows following each game. The author traces the history of minor league and independent league baseball in West Virginia. Baseball below the minor leagues has a rich and comparatively unexplored history, and West Virginia has made substantial contributions to this legacy. Chapters examine the chronological history of baseball and the larger economic and cultural changes that have influenced it. Eras include baseball as a social game (through 1873); the emergence of professional baseball (through 1895); its second boom (through 1905); the deadball era (through 1920); the Martinsburg dynasty (1914 to 1934); as a miners sport (1920 to 1941); the Middle Atlantic League (19251942); the Mountain State League (19371942); the postwar years (19451955); the nadir (19551985); and A Minor Miracle (19852000), a chapter that heralds a comeback in the popularity of professional baseball.
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ISBN-13: 9780786425709
ISBN-10: 0786425709
Pagini: 229
Dimensiuni: 159 x 230 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: McFarland & Company
Colecția McFarland & Co Inc Pub

Notă biografică

William E. Akin is professor of history emeritus of Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. His articles have appeared in The Historian, American Quarterly and American Historical Review. He lives in Collegeville.