Title: Joy in Mudville
Description: "This collection of essays focuses on the national pastime as a marker of our times. Topics include the rise and spread of baseball in the nineteenth century, the influence of major league players, the fates of great teams well known and undeservedly obscure, and the advances of Latinos and blacks on the field and in the broader culture"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Baseball, History, Baseball, history, Baseball, social aspects, Social aspects
Places: United States
Time periods: 19th century