History Extra for October 1, 2024

The rise of professional baseball in the United States was tied closely to the post-Civil War economy, which offered upwardly mobile families in urban areas a lifestyle unimaginable before 1860. As businesses and industries grew in the burgeoning cities, increasing numbers of men worked in what became known as “white collar” jobs, becoming clerks or man…

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