The national game : baseball and American culture / John P. Rossi.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : I.R. Dee, 2000.Description: ix, 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1566632870
  • 9781566632874
  • 1566634164
  • 9781566634168
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 796.357/0973 21
LOC classification:
  • GV867.64 .R68 2000
Online resources:
Contents:
Origins of the game -- Baseball as big business, 1876-1891 -- Coming of age, 1891-1908 -- The wars of baseball, 1909-1918 -- Golden age, 1919-1931 -- Baseball in Depression and war, 1931-1945 -- No golden age: baseball, 1946-1960 -- Coming apart, 1961-1977 -- Best of times, worst of times, 1978-1994 -- The future of the national game.
Review: "The National Game chronicles baseball's popular successes and financial failures; its interleague wars and continuing struggles between owners and players; and its accommodations, to radio and television. Mr. Rossi shows how the game has been able to survive a number of crises throughout its history without altering its fundamental nature, and how it has sought to adjust to changing audiences. Yet he tells the story without neglecting the colorful players and managers, and the great teams, that have won the hearts of fans."--Jacket.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Odessa College Stacks 796.357 R832N (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 51994001339565

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-235) and index.

Origins of the game -- Baseball as big business, 1876-1891 -- Coming of age, 1891-1908 -- The wars of baseball, 1909-1918 -- Golden age, 1919-1931 -- Baseball in Depression and war, 1931-1945 -- No golden age: baseball, 1946-1960 -- Coming apart, 1961-1977 -- Best of times, worst of times, 1978-1994 -- The future of the national game.

"The National Game chronicles baseball's popular successes and financial failures; its interleague wars and continuing struggles between owners and players; and its accommodations, to radio and television. Mr. Rossi shows how the game has been able to survive a number of crises throughout its history without altering its fundamental nature, and how it has sought to adjust to changing audiences. Yet he tells the story without neglecting the colorful players and managers, and the great teams, that have won the hearts of fans."--Jacket.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.