Description "Readers get] a box seat at the game that became a national obsession."--London Review of Books.
This compilation of 120 primary writings documents baseball\'s first century, from a loosely organized village social. that includes tales of attitudes, alliances, and deceits, as well as the development of performances, rules, and equipment."--Canadian Journal of the History of Sport. . . " Shows] just how compelling original documents can be when shaped into a narrative .
Description "Readers get] a box seat at the game that became a national obsession."--London Review of Books