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Author:
Ecenbarger, William, author.
Title:
Work, fight, or play ball : how Bethlehem Steel helped baseball's stars avoid World War I / William Ecenbarger.
Publisher:
Temple University Press,
Copyright Date:
2024
Description:
222 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Subject:
Bethlehem Steel League (Baseball league)--History.
United States.--Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.
Baseball--United States--History--20th century.
Baseball players--United States--History--20th century.
Baseball--History--United States--History--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--United States--Influence.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-207) and index.
Contents:
Prologue -- The Pretend Doughboys -- The First Charles Schwab -- Work or Fight -- The Teams -- The Season -- Postseason and Peace -- Those Who Went-Over There and Over Here -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"This book describes the formation, operation, and reception of the Bethlehem Steel company's baseball leagues. It introduces the choices faced by baseball players in response to the Work or Fight order during World War I. It explores the intersections between baseball and the US War efforts at home and abroad"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1439925178
9781439925171
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1374816025
LCCN:
2023020566
Locations:
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

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