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020 $a0691057338 (cloth : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aGV863.A1$bK56 2003
082 00 $a796.357/0973/09034$221
100 1 $aKirsch, George B.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82003913
245 10 $aBaseball in blue and gray :$bthe national pastime during the Civil War /$cGeorge B. Kirsch.
260 $aPrinceton, N.J. :$bPrinceton University Press,$c[2003], ©2003.
300 $axv, 145 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 137-140) and index.
520 1 $a"During the Civil War, Americans from home front to battlefront played baseball as never before. While soldiers slaughtered each other over the country's fate, players and fans struggled over the form of the national pastime. George Kirsch gives us a color commentary on the growth and transformation of baseball during the Civil War. He shows that the game was a vital part of the lives of many a soldier and civilian - and that baseball's popularity had everything to do with surging American nationalism.".
520 8 $a"By 1860, baseball was poised to emerge as the American sport. Clubs in northeastern and a few southern cities played various forms of the game. Newspapers published statistics, and governing bodies set rules. But the Civil War years proved crucial in securing the game's place in the American heart. Soldiers with bats in their rucksacks spread baseball to training camps, war prisons, and even front lines. As nationalist fervor heightened, baseball became patriotic.
520 8 $aFans honored it with the title of national pastime. War metaphors were commonplace in sports reporting, and charity games were scheduled. Decades later, Union general Abner Doubleday would be credited (wrongly) with baseball's invention. The Civil War period also saw key developments in the sport itself, including the spread of the New York-style of play, the advent of revised pitching rules, and the growth of commercialism.".
520 8 $a"Kitsch recounts vivid stories of great players and describes soldiers playing ball to relieve boredom. He introduces entrepreneurs who preached the gospel of baseball, boosted female attendance, and found new ways to make money. We witness bitterly contested championships that enthralled whole cities. We watch African Americans embracing baseball despite official exclusion. And we see legends spring from the pens of early sportswriters."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aBaseball$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007101903
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/prin031/2002069289.html
852 00 $bglx$hGV863.A1$iK56 2003