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Ball, Bat and Bishop: The Origin of Ball Games
Ball Bat and Bishop The Origin of Ball Games
Author: Robert W. Henderson
Step aside, Abner Doubleday! In this impeccably researched history, Robert W. Henderson uncovers the true origins not only of baseball but of a score of related sports involving hitting, catching, throwing, or kicking a ball. Henderson traces the origins of ball sports to religious rites in ancient Egypt, where the ball (perhaps a shrunken head...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780252069925
ISBN-10: 0252069927
Publication Date: 4/12/2001
Pages: 220
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Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Book Type: Paperback
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