The Farmers′ Game – Baseball in Rural America
Autor David Vaughten Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 ian 2013
Baseball, America's game, has a dedicated following and a rich history. Fans obsess over comparative statistics and celebrate men who played for legendary teams during the golden age of the game. In The Farmers' Game, David Vaught examines the history and character of baseball through a series of essay-vignettes. He presents the sport as essentially rural, reflecting the nature of farm and small-town life.
Vaught does not deny or devalue the lively stickball games played in the streets of Brooklyn, but he sees the history of the game and the rural United States as related and mutually revealing. His subjects include nineteenth-century Cooperstown, the playing fields of Texas and Minnesota, the rural communities of California, the great farmer-pitcher Bob Feller, and the notorious Gaylord Perry.
Although--contrary to legend--Abner Doubleday did not invent baseball in a cow pasture in upstate New York, many fans enjoy the game for its nostalgic qualities. Vaught's deeply researched exploration of baseball's rural roots helps explain its enduring popularity.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781421407555
ISBN-10: 1421407558
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 153 x 233 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10: 1421407558
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 153 x 233 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Johns Hopkins University Press
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Vaught's deeply researched exploration of baseball's rural roots helps explain its enduring popularity.