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020 $a9781496208514$qhardcover
020 $a149620851X$qhardcover
020 $z9781496214140$qelectronic publication
020 $z1496214145$qelectronic publication
020 $z9781496214157$qkindle edition
020 $z1496214153$qkindle edition
035 $a(OCoLC)1063737053
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050 00 $aGV863.44.A1$bB56 2019
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100 1 $aBlock, David,$d1944-$eauthor.
245 10 $aPastime lost :$bthe humble, original, and now completely forgotten game of English baseball /$cDavid Block.
264 1 $aLincoln :$bUniversity of Nebraska Press,$c[2019]
300 $axxii, 298 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Long before baseball became America's national pastime, English citizens of all ages, genders, and classes of society were playing a game called baseball. It had the same basic elements as modern American baseball, such as pitching and striking the ball, running bases, and fielding, but was played with a soft ball on a smaller playing field, and instead of a bat, the ball was typically struck by the palm of a hand. There is no doubt, however, that this simpler English version of baseball was the original form of the pastime and was the immediate forerunner of its better-known American offspring. Strictly a social game, English baseball was played for nearly two hundred years before fading away at the beginning of the twentieth century. Despite its longevity and its important role in baseball's evolution, however, today it has been completely forgotten. In Pastime Lost David Block unearths baseball's buried history and brings it back to life, illustrating how English baseball was embraced by all sectors of English society and exploring some of the personalities, such as Jane Austen and King George III, who played the game in their childhoods. While rigorously documenting his sources, Block also brings a light touch to his story, inviting us to follow him on some of the adventures that led to his most important discoveries."--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
500 $aA Little Pretty Debut -- The Sporting Prince -- Two Weeks, Two Discoveries -- Word Perfect -- Wild Geese and Red Herrings -- Ball, Bat, and Beyond -- Austen's Aura -- Science and Letters -- Ladies First -- The Numbers Game -- A Class Act -- Literary Allusions -- Glorified Rounders of Antiquity -- Summertime Treat -- People's Pastime -- Rules Don't Apply -- The Old Ba' Game -- Strange Diversions -- The Third Baseball -- Mottos Are Made to Be Broken -- When Games Collide -- Pastime Lost.
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651 0 $aEngland$xSocial life and customs$y18th century.
651 0 $aEngland$xSocial life and customs$y19th century.
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