Baseball and Cricket: The Creation of American Team Sports, 1838-72 by George B. Kirsch

Baseball and Cricket: The Creation of American Team Sports, 1838-72

Sport and Society

George B. Kirsch

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nonfiction history sports medium-paced
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How and why Americans chose baseball over its early rival, cricket, as the national pastimeGeorge B. Kirsch takes us back to amateur playing fields around the country to re-create the excitement of the early matches, the players, clubs, and their ...

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