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But didn't we have fun? : an informal history of baseball's pioneer era, 1843-1870
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But didn't we have fun? : an informal history of baseball's pioneer era, 1843-1870

Author: Peter Morris
Publisher: Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2008.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Peter Morris
ISBN: 9781566637480 1566637481
OCLC Number: 145379660
Description: viii, 286 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Before the Knickerbockers -- The Knickerbockers' game becomes the New York game -- The New York game becomes America's game -- How the game was played -- Bats, balls, bases, and the playing field -- Customs and rituals -- Club life : the common threads that bound the players together, and the activities they shared -- Intercity competition and civic pride -- The Civil War : the end of an era, part one -- Competitiveness and professionalism, and what they wrought : the end of an era, part two -- The Cincinnati Base Ball Club and the Red Stockings -- Looking backward -- Moving forward : "muffin" ballplayers start a new tradition -- Appendix one. The Doubleday myth -- Appendix two. The Knickerbockers' original (1845) rules.
Responsibility: Peter Morris.
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