Pastime Lost : The Humble, Original, and Now Completely Forgotten Game of English Baseball /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Block, David, 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Manners and customs.
Baseball.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > History.
Baseball > England > History.
England.
Angleterre > Moeurs et coutumes > 19e siecle.
Angleterre > Moeurs et coutumes > 18e siecle.
England > Social life and customs > 19th century.
England > Social life and customs > 18th century.
History.
Electronic books.
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

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