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The Farmers' Game : Baseball in Rural America /
The author examines the history and character of baseball through a series of essay-vignettes. He presents the sport as essentially rural, reflecting the nature of farm and small-town life. This book does not deny or devalue the lively stickball games played in the streets of Brooklyn, but highlight...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The author examines the history and character of baseball through a series of essay-vignettes. He presents the sport as essentially rural, reflecting the nature of farm and small-town life. This book does not deny or devalue the lively stickball games played in the streets of Brooklyn, but highlights the history of the game in the rural United States as related and mutually revealing. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 214 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1421408333 9781421408330 |