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Baseball before we knew it : a search for the roots of the game /
Baseball, Block convincingly argues, was not a product of rounders, and its essential form had already been established by the late 18th century. Where, then, did baseball come from? In search of an answer, Block, a retired systems analyst and an antiquarian book collector, has attacked baseball...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
©2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Baseball, Block convincingly argues, was not a product of rounders, and its essential form had already been established by the late 18th century. Where, then, did baseball come from? In search of an answer, Block, a retired systems analyst and an antiquarian book collector, has attacked baseball's literary record with methodical zeal. The result is a joyfully discursive romp through the history of ball sports and a compelling new theory of the game's origins. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxv, 340 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0803204779 9780803204775 1280423749 9781280423741 9780803204779 9786610423743 6610423741 0803213395 9780803213395 |