Baseball: An Illustrated History
- ISBN-10
- 037571197X
- ISBN-13
- 9780375711978
- Series
- Baseball
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 564
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
- Authors
- Ken Burns, Geoffrey C. Ward, Kevin Baker
Description
A moving and fascinating history of the game of baseball. Goes beyond the stolen bases and home runs to demonstrate how baseball has been influenced by, and has in turn influenced, American life.
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