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Offers a history of African American exclusion from baseball, and assesses the changing racial attitudes that led up to Jackie Robinson's acceptance by the Broo

A collection of previously published essays exploring various aspects of baseball history includes an introduction to baseball historiography and a discussion o

Discusses baseball's history and the game's relationship to American society from the 1850s until the present day.

Baseball is much more than the national pastime. It has become an emblem of America itself. From its initial popularity in the mid-nineteenth century, the game

A warm, intimate portrait of Jackie Robinson, America's sports icon, told from the unique perspective of a unique insider: his only daughter. Sharon Robinson sh