New york giants base ball club, the: the growth of a team and a sport, 1870 to 1900 [large print]
Auteur :
Hardy, James D.
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786441440
Date de publication :
26 mai 2009
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
630 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Though baseball would eventually come to embody the American spirit, in the nineteenth century onlookers regarded the game with some ambivalence. To capture the hearts of the public, baseball needed teams worth watching - and no team was a better ambassador for baseball in the 19th century than the New York Giants.