Baseball And the Mythic Moment
Subtitle: How We Remember the National Game
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: February 12, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780786426508
Subjects: Baseball; Sports & Recreation; Sports; Baseball - Essays & Writings; Sports / Baseball; Baseball - History; Anthropological aspects; History; United States
Description: "Why do some events become transcendent moments of cultural significance, while others fade into relative obscurity? This book answers that question by studying baseball, and examines why moments like Ruth's called shot have become American cultural myths, while many other players, games and events have not"--Provided by publisher.