America's National Game: Historic Facts Concerning the Beginning, Evolution, Development and Popularity of Base Ball, With Personal Reminiscences of Its Vicissitudes, Its Victories and Its Votaries (C

by Albert G. Spalding

Excerpt from America's National Game

I had been looking forward to the time when I might have a change and a rest from some of the active duties of life, and an enterprise involving so much of close per sonal application, although presenting a very Wide diver gence from my customary lines of labor, did not promise much in the way of absolute repose.

Genres: Baseball

570 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1991

Reviews

[Fr. Dave Tomaszycki]

Not the greatest book in the world, but if you want to consider yourself a baseball scholar, or you are in baseball history, this is a must read.