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Baseball for Everyone: 150 Years of America's Game
Baseball for Everyone 150 Years of America's Game Author:Janet Wyman Coleman, Elizabeth V. Warren For the baseball buff, a history of the game from street to stadium This colorful tour of baseball's history, illustrated with folk art and collectibles, shows why the sport is called "America's Pastime". It's truly a game for everyone. From pick-up games played by children, Civil War soldiers, firemen, and college students, to the for... more »mation of the first professional leagues, this is a democratic look at the sport illustrated with early baseball cards, paintings, quilts, signs, carved bats, and more. The great players are here, too, depicted by the fans who loved them. Anyone who has ever collected baseball cards or drawn a picture of a favorite player will appreciate this history of America's homegrown sport, celebrated in American folk art.« less