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Author:

Thorn, John, 1947-

Title:

First pitch : how baseball began / by John Thorn.

Publisher:

Beach Ball Books,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

40 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 x 29 cm.

Subject:

Baseball--History.

Notes:

"Produced by Shoreline Publishing Group LLC"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 39) and index.

Contents:

A tale of two Abners -- Time to play ball, or something like it -- Massachusetts vs. New York -- Another fable : Cartwright's wrong -- The true fathers of the game -- From there to here.

Summary:

Traces the early history of baseball with illustrations and text, discussing the man responsible for the game's invention, and describing how the game has evolved over the centuries.

Indexed by:

School Library Journal, September 2011.
Publisher's Weekly, June 2011.

ISBN:

9781936310043
193631004X

Locations:

54SX745 -- Emmetsburg High School (Emmetsburg)