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Major league bride
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Kathleen Lockwood |
"In the 12 years that followed their wedding in 1970, Kathleen and major leaguer Skip would move 35 times. The couple and their growing family endured three player strikes, a handful of trades and tr… |
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Baseball and memory
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Lee Congdon |
"In this historical/philosophical reflection, Lee Congdon writes of the ways in which baseball spurs memory. This is particularly important at a time when many Americans suffer from a form of amnesia… |
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Bat, Ball & Bible
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Charles DeMotte |
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, moral and social forces collided in the argument over upholding New York State's blue laws, meant to restrict social activities and maintain … |
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The politics of baseball
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Ron Briley |
"This collection of sixteen essays looks at the sport from the perspectives of race, sexual orientation, economic power, social class, imperialism, nationalism, and international diplomacy. The essay… |
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The faith of fifty million
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Christopher Hodge Evans,William R. Herzog |
Features essays by religion scholars who analyze the relation of baseball and theology in American culture. Topics include issues of national identity, baseball and civil religion, "saints and sinner… |
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The cultural encyclopedia of baseball
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Jonathan Fraser Light |
"This book covers all of what might be called the cultural aspects of baseball. Biographical sketches of all Hall of Fame players, owners, executives and umpires, as well as many of the sportswriters… |
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