{"product_id":"the-national-game-baseball-and-american-culture-9781566634168","title":"The National Game: Baseball and American Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a part of popular culture, sport has made a deep impression in American life. And nowhere is this clearer than in baseball, the game that seems to transcend generations and has made its way into our language and literature. In \u003ci\u003eThe National Game\u003c\/i\u003e, John Rossi offers not only an expert overview of baseball over the past 175 years; he shows how the game has reflected and contributed to changes in American society over that time. The country grew up playing baseball, Mr. Rossi notes, but the professional game took hold in the cities of the Northeast just as the nation was transforming itself from a rural to an urban society. Essentially a middle-class attempt to create a club sport, the game began early on to integrate immigrant groups—and over the years it became an important pathway to acceptance for all kinds of outsiders. \u003ci\u003eThe National Game\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles baseball's popular successes and financial failures; its interleague wars and continuing struggles between owners and players; and its accommodations to radio and television—without neglecting the colorful players and managers who have won the hearts of fans. For a readable, concise history of the game and its place in American culture, Mr. Rossi's book is hard to beat. With 10 black-and-white photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the real fan, this is an interesting and absorbing book. * Tampa Tribune *\u003cbr\u003eStimulating. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eNot only readable but satisfying to those who are interested in the broader historical context of the sport. * Virginia Quarterly Review *\u003cbr\u003eFresh and stimulating insights into the relationship between baseball and American culture. -- John Curtis * The San Diego Union-Tribune *\u003cbr\u003eSuccinct, knowledgeable...recommended without reservation as an introduction to baseball history. -- Jonathan Yardley * The Instrumentalist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Preface vii\u003cbr\u003ePart 2 Origins of the Game 3\u003cbr\u003ePart 3 Baseball as Big Business, 1876-1891 25\u003cbr\u003ePart 4 Coming of Age, 1891-1908 51\u003cbr\u003ePart 5 The Wars of Baseball, 1909-1918 75\u003cbr\u003ePart 6 Golden Age, 1919-1931 97\u003cbr\u003ePart 7 Baseball in Depression and War, 1931-1945 121\u003cbr\u003ePart 8 No Golden Age: Baseball, 1946-1960 147\u003cbr\u003ePart 9 Coming Apart, 1961-1977 169\u003cbr\u003ePart 10 Best of Times, Worst of Times, 1978-1994 191\u003cbr\u003ePart 11 The Future of the National Game 211\u003cbr\u003ePart 12 Notes 219\u003cbr\u003ePart 13 A Note on Sources 227\u003cbr\u003ePart 14 Index 236","brand":"Ivan R Dee, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515920552279,"sku":"9781566634168","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-national-game-baseball-and-american-culture-9781566634168","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}