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UNINA9910810351503321 |
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Rader Benjamin G. |
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Titolo |
Baseball : a history of America's game / / Benjamin G. Rader |
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Urbana ; ; Chicago ; ; Springfield : , : University of Illinois Press, , [2018] |
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©2018 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[Fourth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (258 pages) |
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Collana |
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Sport and Society |
Illinois History of Sports |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Baseball - United States - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The fraternity and its game -- A commercial spectacle -- The first professional teams -- The first professional leagues -- The players' revolt -- The great baseball war -- Baseball's coming of age -- The big fix -- The age of Ruth -- An age of dynasties -- Baseball's great experiment -- The last days of the old game -- Baseball in trouble -- The empowerment of the players -- The demise of dynasties -- The steroid era -- Baseball's new order. |
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