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Pastime lost : the humble, original, and now completely forgotten game of English baseball /
"Long before baseball became America's national pastime, English citizens of all ages, genders, and classes of society were playing a game called baseball. It had the same basic elements as modern American baseball, such as pitching and striking the ball, running bases, and fielding, but w...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
[2019]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Little Pretty Debut; 2. The Sporting Prince; 3. Two Weeks, Two Discoveries; 4. Word Perfect; 5. Wild Geese and Red Herrings; 6. Ball, Bat, and Beyond; 7. Austen's Aura; 8. Science and Letters; 9. Ladies First; 10. The Numbers Game; 11. A Class Act; 12. Literary Allusions; 13. Glorified Rounders of Antiquity; 14. Summertime Treat; 15. People's Pastime; 16. Rules Don't Apply; 17. The Old Ba' Game; 18. Strange Diversions; 19. The Third Baseball; 20. Mottos Are Made to Be Broken
- 21. When Games Collide22. Pastime Lost; Notes; Bibliography; Index