Baseball as America : Seeing Ourselves Through Our National Game

by National Baseball Hall Of Fame, National Geographic Society

Baseball As America examines how the American landscape, our language, literature, entertainment, food, and summertime living all bear the mark of a 19th-century game that has become intertwined with our nation's values and aspirations. Baseball As America is the official companion volume to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's unprecedented national traveling exhibition. Features more than 200 original and archival photographs that bring the game to life on its pages. Perfect for every baseball fan, indeed every American, Baseball As America is a comprehensive panorama of the game America has grown up with.

Genres: Baseball, Sports, History, Nonfiction

320 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2002

Reviews

[Lauren]

Really interesting read and quite enjoyable.

[Amanda]

This is a great book for any baseball fan. It has interesting essays and articles by scholars, writers, historians, and even musicians about their connection and personal perspective/experience of the game. The pictures are absolutely beautiful, too.

[Jennifer]

Picked this up at a Library sale for $2! Gorgeous photography (what else would you expect from National Geographic?) and thought- provoking essays on all facets of our national game.

[Ron Kaplan]

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