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Book SynopsisVoigt explores the historical origins of baseball from stick-and-ball games, through the popular players, significant rules changes, and seedy business practices of the final years of the 19th century, years that were crucial to the formation of baseball as it is played today.
Trade Review...astonishingly insightful... * Vintage and Classic Baseball Collector *
...a superb book...it belongs in every serious baseball library, fans and public, spotlighting this era...Voigt's 1890s history lesson, The League That Failed, I heartily recommend reading. You will come away with a better understanding of the decade's impact in baseball's panorama. * Grandstand Baseball Annual *
...eye-opening... * USA Today Baseball Weekly *
...brings alive the grandiose hopes and eventual failure ofThe League That Failed> * Sports Collectors Digest *
It undoubtedly is an important and valuable contribution to an understanding of a particularly crucial period of the sport's evolution. * Journal of Sport History *
Voigt...reminds us of the common themes that have run through the history of the sport...written for knowledgeable baseball fans, this book would circulate best in libraries having comprehensive holdings on the subject. * Library Journal *
...brings alive the grandiose hopes and eventual failure ofThe League That Failed * Sports Collectors Digest *
This is a valuable reference work...Voigt's grasp of the early history of professional baseball is clearly evident...a solid, useful contribution to the field, one that will be a welcome addition to public, university, and baseball historians' libraries alike. * Www.Haroldseymour.Com *
