{"product_id":"9780812978704","title":"Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game (Modern Library Chronicles) - Vecsey, George","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eBaseball: A History of America's Favorite Game (Modern Library Chronicles)\u003c\/u\u003e by Vecsey, George\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Trade Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Modern Library, 2008\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFootball is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Baseball is everything: action, grace, the seasons of our lives. George Vecsey's book proves it, without wasting a word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBaseball\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the great bards of America's Grand Old Game gives a rousing account of the sport, from its pre-Republic roots to the present day. George Vecsey casts a fresh eye on the game, illuminates its foibles and triumphs, and performs a marvelous feat: making a classic story seem refreshingly new. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBaseball is a narrative of America's can-do spirit, in which stalwart immigrants such as Henry Chadwick could transplant cricket and rounders into the fertile American culture and in which die-hard unionist baseballers such as Charles Comiskey and Connie Mack could eventually become the tightfisted avatars of the game's big-money establishment. It's a celebration of such underdogs as a rag-armed catcher turned owner named Branch Rickey and a sure-handed fielder named Curt Flood, both of whom flourished as true great men of history. But most of all, Baseball is a testament to the unbreakable bond between our nation's pastime and the fans, who've remained loyal through the fifty-year-long interdict on black athletes, the Black Sox scandal, franchise relocation, and the use of performance-enhancing drugs by some major stars. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReverent, playful, and filled with Vecsey's charm, \u003ci\u003eBaseball\u003c\/i\u003e begs to be read in the span of a rain-delayed doubleheader, and so enjoyable that, like a favorite team's championship run, one hopes it never ends.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Modern Library, 2008","offers":[{"title":"Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game (Modern Library Chronicles) \/ NEW","offer_id":47946294657316,"sku":"9780812978704NW","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_240d0dcc-a470-4ac0-859d-9d9eeee74014.jpg?v=1777042106","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780812978704","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}