America's Game: A History Of Major League Baseball Through World War Ii

This comprehensive survey of major league baseball covers the beginning of the twentieth century up to Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in 1947. It examines key figures in baseball--such as Babe Ruth, John McGraw, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, and Joe DiMaggio--and major developments in the game's structure, rules, and strategies.

• | Author: Bryan Soderholm-Difatte
• | Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• | Publication Date: May 31, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 504 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1538110628
• | ISBN-13: 9781538110621