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The Best Pitcher in Baseball: The Life of Rube Foster, Negro League Giant
ISBN: 9780814716151 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Rube Foster was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981, his rightful place alongside baseball's greatest black heroes was at last firmly established. A world-class pitcher, a formidable manager, and a brilliant administrator, Rube Foster was arguably more influential in breaking down the color barrier in major league baseball than the venerable Jackie Robinson. Born in 1879, Rube Foster pitched for the legendary black baseball teamsthe Cuban X-Giants and the Philadelphia Giants before becoming player-manager of the Leland Giants and the Chicago American... When Rube Foster was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981, his rightful place alongside baseball's greatest black heroes was at... |
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101,97 |
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The Brooklyn Cyclones: Hardball Dreams and the New Coney Island
ISBN: 9780814762059 / Angielski / Twarda / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When professional baseball returned to Brooklyn in 2001, fans were jubilant and the media swarmed. After losing the Brooklyn Dodgers to California 44 years ago, Brooklyn baseball fans could once again claim a team of their own: the Cyclones, a Class A affiliate of the New York Mets. The Brooklyn Cyclones: Hardball Dreams and the New Coney Island recounts that first season of the Cyclones. From the construction of the incredible Keyspan Park at Coney Island to their improbable successes on the field, Ben Osborne tells the story of the Cyclones' delicate first year of... When professional baseball returned to Brooklyn in 2001, fans were jubilant and the media swarmed. After losing the Brooklyn Dodgers to California ... |
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160,30 |
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Diamond Mines: Baseball and Labor
ISBN: 9780815606550 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The essays comprising this text aim to shed new light on the interaction of labour, management, and government in contemporary major league baseball.
The essays comprising this text aim to shed new light on the interaction of labour, management, and government in contemporary major league baseball.
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77,68 |
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Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1860-1901: Operating by Any Means Necessary
ISBN: 9780815607861 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An account of the birth of black baseball and its dramatic passage from grass-roots venture to commercial enterprise. It assesses the impact of urbanization and migration, and applauds those innovators who forged black baseball into a parallel club that also appealed to whites.
An account of the birth of black baseball and its dramatic passage from grass-roots venture to commercial enterprise. It assesses the impact of urbani...
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75,83 |
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Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and the Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910-1932
ISBN: 9780815608653 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, was the dominant team in black baseball during the 1920s. Their success came about largely through the efforts of Hilldale president and manager Edward Bolden. Bolden's professionalism and reputation for fair play were instrumental in his forming the Eastern Colored (EC) League in 1922. This absorbing story, highlighted with vivid photographs, chronicles the origins and development of black baseball.
The Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, was the dominant team in black baseball during the 1920s. Their success came about largely through the effor...
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94,84 |
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The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Major League Baseball
ISBN: 9780817314996 / Angielski / Twarda / 1056 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The authoritative compendium of facts, statistics, photographs, and analysis that defines baseball in its formative first decades.This comprehensive reference work covers the early years of major league baseball from the first game May 4, 1871, a 2-0 victory for the Fort Wayne Kekiongas over the visiting Cleveland Forest City team through the 1900 season. Baseball historian David Nemec presents complete team rosters and detailed player, manager, and umpire information, with a wealth of statistics to warm a fan s heart.Sidebars cover a variety of topics, from oddities the team that had the...
The authoritative compendium of facts, statistics, photographs, and analysis that defines baseball in its formative first decades.This comprehensive r...
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325,48 |
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They Came to Play: A Photographic History of Colorado Baseball
ISBN: 9780870814334 / Angielski / Miękka / 93 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over one hundred and thirty years ago, pioneers arriving in Colorado during the Civil War era brought the game of baseball to the high and dry Rocky Mountains frontier. From the days of games in pastures with no gloves to the high drama of Coors Field and the Colorado Rockies, baseball and Coloradans have had a love affair that has continued to flourish over the decades.
In They Came To Play: A Photographic History of Colorado Baseball, historians and avid baseball fans Duane Smith and Mark Foster have collected the finest historic baseball photographs of teams, players, and games... Over one hundred and thirty years ago, pioneers arriving in Colorado during the Civil War era brought the game of baseball to the high and dry Rocky M...
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76,65 |
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The Cincinnati Reds
ISBN: 9780873388863 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1948, Lee Allen's history of the Reds, like Franklin Lewis's history of the Cleveland Indians, was originally published by G. P. Putnam's Sons. Allen narrates the historic organization's success, beginning shortly after the Civil War with baseball's rising popularity among Cincinnati's elite. Eventually, as interest increased, America's first professional baseball team was established in 1868--Cincinnati's Red Stockings.The Cincinnati Reds chronicles each season from the organization's early years, most notably the 1882 American Association pennant and the 1919 and 1940...
First published in 1948, Lee Allen's history of the Reds, like Franklin Lewis's history of the Cleveland Indians, was originally published by G. P. Pu...
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113,84 |
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When Panthers Roared: The Fort Worth Cats and Minor League Baseball
ISBN: 9780875652054 / Angielski / Twarda / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From 1889 to 1964, the Fort Worth Panthers--unofficially nicknamed and always known as the Cats--represented the essence of baseball in America. In their early seasons they reflected the outraged pride of the South and West in a bitter rivalry with the northeastern baseball powers, a regional disaffection whose roots stretched back to the Civil War. (The first official baseball game in Texas was played just after the war; the competing Texas teams were nicknamed the Stonewall Jacksons and the R. E. Lees). The Cats franchise was finally dissolved when major league baseball completed its...
From 1889 to 1964, the Fort Worth Panthers--unofficially nicknamed and always known as the Cats--represented the essence of baseball in America. In th...
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113,84 |
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Before the World Series: Pride, Profits, and Baseball's First Championships
ISBN: 9780875803074 / Angielski / Twarda / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In baseball's most turbulent decade, the 1880s, the game's popularity swelled, basic rules such as balls and strikes were being refined, and entire leagues appeared and disappeared. Larry Bowman illustrates the growing pains of this uniquely American sport, casting baseball's early championships as a lens through which to view late-nineteenth-century America. The first World's Championship Series arose in an ad hoc manner when the Providence Grays faced the New York Metropolitans in 1884. Seeking to maximize profits, team owners promoted postseason baseball to ensure that one team could bill...
In baseball's most turbulent decade, the 1880s, the game's popularity swelled, basic rules such as balls and strikes were being refined, and entire le...
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111,68 |
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Home of the Game: The Story of Camden Yards
ISBN: 9780878332229 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The celebrated home ballpark of the Baltimore Orioles, Camden Yards has become baseball's center stage, the main theater where many of the game's successes and woes have played out in recent years. Home of the Game celebrates the unique position Camden Yards holds as a symbol of the modern game and a prototype for new ballparks across the country. In his direct, engaging account, Thom Loverro examines the history of the park, its influence on the move to bring baseball back from the suburbs to the cities, and its far-reaching social and business impact on professional sports.
Combining... The celebrated home ballpark of the Baltimore Orioles, Camden Yards has become baseball's center stage, the main theater where many of the game's succ...
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126,13 |
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Where's Harry? : Steve Stone Remembers 25 Years with Harry Caray
ISBN: 9780878332335 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stone pays tribute to Harry Caray, one of baseball's biggest legends never to take the field, remembering the unique baseball commentator who was also the game's biggest fan. Photos.
Stone pays tribute to Harry Caray, one of baseball's biggest legends never to take the field, remembering the unique baseball commentator who was also...
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126,13 |
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Baseball In 1889: Players vs. Owners
ISBN: 9780879726195 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Even before the 1889 baseball season began, battle lines had been drawn, revels this history of 19th-century baseball. In the National League, The Players Brotherhood, led by New York Giants shortstop John Montgomery Ward, challenged the insulting classification system devised by league owners. While American Association players had no brotherhood, they proved capable of organizing impromptu responses to abusive treatment by owners. Owners battled with their players and yet struggled to control overflow crowds on weekends and holidays as both major leagues staged the closest, most exciting...
Even before the 1889 baseball season began, battle lines had been drawn, revels this history of 19th-century baseball. In the National League, The Pla...
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82,53 |
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Baseball and Country Music
ISBN: 9780879728571 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The histories of baseball and country music ran in parallel tracks through most of the twentieth century. America s sport and America s music moved from the fringes to the mainstream, gaining exposure and building heroes, first via radio broadcasts and then on the television screen. Both evolved with American society through wartime, the Civil Rights movement, and into the age of multimillion dollar superstars. Don Cusic offers an engaging and insightful analysis that addresses race, gender, class, ethnicity, business practices and marketing, performance, media, and the cult of celebrity."
The histories of baseball and country music ran in parallel tracks through most of the twentieth century. America s sport and America s music moved fr...
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121,40 |
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Baseball and Country Music
ISBN: 9780879728588 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The histories of baseball and country music ran in parallel tracks through most of the twentieth century. America s sport and America s music moved from the fringes to the mainstream, gaining exposure and building heroes, first via radio broadcasts and then on the television screen. Both evolved with American society through wartime, the Civil Rights movement, and into the age of multimillion dollar superstars. Don Cusic offers an engaging and insightful analysis that addresses race, gender, class, ethnicity, business practices and marketing, performance, media, and the cult of celebrity."
The histories of baseball and country music ran in parallel tracks through most of the twentieth century. America s sport and America s music moved fr...
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56,83 |
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Baseball Collectibles
ISBN: 9780887401602 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The interest in America's favorite pastime is at an all-time high, especially among collectors. From children collecting the latest baseball cards, to adults who seek any object related to baseball. In this book Peter Capano explores the great variety of objects that are being sought after. Hartland statues, noddlers, toys, dolls, silks and leather, pennants, coin, and many more items being sought after by today's collector are illustrated in full color with explanatory material and a price guide. An excellent overview of this growing field of collecting. Available in the spring of 1989...in...
The interest in America's favorite pastime is at an all-time high, especially among collectors. From children collecting the latest baseball cards, to...
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71,54 |
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Baseball and the Pursuit of Innocence: A Fresh Look at the Old Ball Game
ISBN: 9780890965597 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Just when you thought everything had been written about baseball, along comes this remarkably fresh look at "the old ball game," together with a provocative series of inquiries that redirect our thinking about the game. Is baseball really like life? How does it reflect a more traditional moral universe? What is the current preoccupation with statistics doing to the game? Why is there so much talking and arguing in baseball? Does baseball consciously reenact the mythology of the Old West?
in this sophisticated, literate, and thoroughly entertaining book, Richard Skolnik addresses these and... Just when you thought everything had been written about baseball, along comes this remarkably fresh look at "the old ball game," together with a provo...
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121,40 |
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Baseball with a Latin Beat: A History of the Latin American Game
ISBN: 9780899509730 / Angielski / Miękka / 486 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since Cubas Esteban Bellan made his debut for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association in 1871, Latin Americans have played a large role in the major leagues. Nearly 15 percent of big league rosters are made up of Latinos, while the regions colorful and competitive winter leagues have been a proving ground for up-and-coming major league players and managers. Early Latin American stars were barred purely because of the color of their skin from playing in the major leagues. Players such as Jose Mendez and Martin Dihigo (the only player elected to the U.S., Cuban and Mexican halls of fame)...
Since Cubas Esteban Bellan made his debut for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association in 1871, Latin Americans have played a large role in the ...
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218,89 |
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100 Baseball Legends Who Shaped Sports History
ISBN: 9780912517520 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A wesome collection of facts about the best 100 baseball players who ever stepped up to the plate. The first of the '100' is Mike Kelly, the first baseball superstar, best known for stealing bases The 100th listing is for New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who has won four World Series rings in his first six season, and seems destined for the Hall of Fame. Each entry is satisfyingly dense with facts and informational nuggets, and, just like the other books in the '100' series from Tallfellow, features:
A wesome collection of facts about the best 100 baseball players who ever stepped up to the plate. The first of the '100' is Mike Kelly, the first bas...
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30,37 |
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The Inside Pitch...and More: Baseball's Business and the Public Trust
ISBN: 9780937058855 / Angielski / Twarda / 137 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This title investigates the corporate side of our nation's pastime. Gene Budig, the former president of the American League, systematically engages the myriad concerns of Major League baseball, past, present, and future.
This title investigates the corporate side of our nation's pastime. Gene Budig, the former president of the American League, systematically engages th...
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38,82 |
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