Baseball
, by VECSEY, GEORGENote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780812978704 | 0812978706
- Cover: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 3/11/2008
One of the great bards of America's Grand Old Game, George Vecsey, gives a rousing account of the sport, from its pre-Republic roots to the present day. Baseball is a testament to the unbreakable bond between our nation's pastime and the fans, who've remained loyal despite the fifty-year-long interdict on black athletes, the Black Sox scandal, franchise relocation, and the use of performance-enhancing drugs by some of today's major stars. Reverent, playful, and beautifully written, Baseball begs to be read in the span of a rain-delayed doubleheader but is so satisfying that one hopes it never ends. Book jacket.