TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rossi,John P.
TI  - The national game: baseball and American culture 
SN  - 1566632870
AV  - GV867.64 .R68 2000
U1  - 796.357/0973 21
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - I.R. Dee
KW  - Baseball
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
UR  - http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0c9f5-aa
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