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Bezig met laden... Baseball and Cricket: The Creation of American Team Sports, 1838-72 (Sport and Society)door George B. Kirsch
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How and why Americans chose baseball over its early rival, cricket, as the national pastimeIn discovering how and why Americans chose baseball over its early rival, cricket, as the national pastime, George B. Kirsch takes us back to amateur playing fields around the country to recreate the excitement of the early matches, the players, clubs, and their fans. As a narrative history, Baseball and Cricket places the growing popularity of the two sports within the social context of mid-nineteenth-century American cities. The book's comparative analysis follows baseball's transition from a leisure sport to a commercialized, professional enterprise and offers the first complete discussion of the early American cricket clubs.A volume in the series Sport and Society, edited by Benjamin G. Rader and Randy Roberts Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)796.0973The arts Recreational and performing arts Athletic and outdoor sports and games General Athletics And Sports Biography And History North America United StatesLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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