Baseball before we knew it a search for the roots of the game / David Block ; foreword by Tim Wiles ; with a new foreword by John Thorn.
| Author/creator | Block, David, 1944 |
| Other author | Wiles, Tim, 1964 |
| Other author | Thorn, John, 1947 |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | New edition. |
| Edition | Twentieth Anniversary edition. |
| Publication Info | Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2025] |
| Description | xxxvii, 348 pages illustrations, maps 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Physical medium | illustrations |
| Physical medium | maps |
| Contents | Uncertainty as to the paternity -- Rounders, schmounders -- Abner and Albert, the missing link by Philip Block -- Was Abner Graves telling the truth? -- Rules of baseball: The prequel -- How slick were the Knicks? -- In the beginning -- Stools, clubs, stobs, and jugs -- Traps and cats -- It's starting to look familiar -- Baseball before we knew it. |
| Abstract | "In its thoroughness and reach, and its extensive descriptive bibliography of early baseball sources, the twentieth anniversary edition of Baseball before We Knew It is a unique and invaluable resource-a comprehensive, reliable, and readable account of baseball before it was America's game"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024033354 |
| ISBN | 9781496242693 paperback |
| ISBN | epub |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |