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520 8 a| Annotationb| Now available in paperback, Harold Seymour and Dorothy Seymour Mills'Baseball: The Early Yearsrecounts the true story of how baseball came into being and how it developed into a highly organized business and social institution. The Early Years, traces the growth of baseball from the time of the first recorded ball game at Valley Forge during the revolution until the formation of the two present-day major leagues in 1903. By investigating previously unknown sources, the book uncovers the real story of how baseball evolved from a gentleman's amateur sport of "well-bred play followed by well-laden banquet tables" into a professional sport where big leagues operate under their own laws. Offering countless anecdotes and a wealth of new information, the authors explode many cherished myths, including the one which claims that Abner Doubleday "invented" baseball in 1839. They describe the influence of baseball on American business, manners, morals, social institutions, and even show business, as well as depicting the types of men who became the first professional ball players, club owners, and managers, including Spalding, McGraw, Comiskey, and Connie Mack. Note: On August 2, 2010, Oxford University Press made public that it would credit Dorothy Seymour Mills as co-author of the three baseball histories previously "authored" solely by her late husband, Harold Seymour. The Seymours collaborated onBaseball: The Early Years(1960),Baseball: The GoldenAge(1971) andBaseball: The People's Game(1991).;

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Baseball The Early Years

Author/creator	Seymour, Harold Author
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Description	392 p. ill 08.000 x 05.380 in.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Baseball--History.

Summary	Annotation Now available in paperback, Harold Seymour and Dorothy Seymour Mills'<em>Baseball: The Early Years</em>recounts the true story of how baseball came into being and how it developed into a highly organized business and social institution.<br /><br /><em>The Early Years</em>, traces the growth of baseball from the time of the first recorded ball game at Valley Forge during the revolution until the formation of the two present-day major leagues in 1903. By investigating previously unknown sources, the book uncovers the real story of how baseball evolved from a gentleman's amateur sport of "well-bred play followed by well-laden banquet tables" into a professional sport where big leagues operate under their own laws. Offering countless anecdotes and a wealth of new information, the authors explode many cherished myths, including the one which claims that Abner Doubleday "invented" baseball in 1839. They describe the influence of baseball on American business, manners, morals, social institutions, and even show business, as well as depicting the types of men who became the first professional ball players, club owners, and managers, including Spalding, McGraw, Comiskey, and Connie Mack.<br /><br />Note: On August 2, 2010, Oxford University Press made public that it would credit Dorothy Seymour Mills as co-author of the three baseball histories previously "authored" solely by her late husband, Harold Seymour. The Seymours collaborated on<em>Baseball: The Early Years</em>(1960),<em>Baseball: The Golden</em><em>Age</em>(1971) and<em>Baseball: The People's Game</em>(1991).
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
ISBN	9780195059120
ISBN	0195059123 (Trade Paper) On Demand
Standard identifier#	9780195059120
Stock number	00020142

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