West Virginia baseball : a history, 1865-2000 / William E. Akin.
| Author/creator |
Akin, William E. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2006. |
| Description | x, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | A social game of ball : statehood and base ball, 1865-1873 -- Wheeling's a swell town to play in : the emergence of professional baseball, 1874-1895 -- A progressive community must have a base ball team : baseball's second boom, 1895-1905 -- No better advertisement than a good baseball team : North Central West Virginia in the deadball era, 1905-1920 -- Oh, summer in Kanawha : river towns in the deadball era, 1905-1920 -- The city is baseball crazy : the Martinsburg dynasty, 1914-1934 -- Baseball was the miners' sport : coalfield baseball, 1920-1941 -- Hit the ball and run like hell : the middle Atlantic league, 1925-1942 -- Dark and dusty : the Mountain State League, 1937-1942 -- Ain't nobody got time for nothing no more : the post-war years, 1945-1955 -- Folks don't seem to like baseball like they used to : the nadir, 1955-1985 -- There's nothing like baseball to keep your mind off your troubles : a minor miracle, 1985-2000. |
| Abstract | "The author traces the history of minor league and independent league baseball in West Virginia. Baseball below the minor leagues has a rich and comparatively unexplored history, and West Virginia has made substantial contributions to this legacy. Chapters examine the chronological history of baseball and the larger economic and cultural changes that have influenced it"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-219) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006014355 |
| ISBN | 0786425709 (softcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780786425709 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | GV863.W47 A35 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |