{"product_id":"baseball-the-peoples-gamethe-peoples-game-paperback-1","title":"Baseball: The People's Gamethe People's Game - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDorothy Seymour Mills\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHarold Seymour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBaseball: The People's Game\u003c\/em\u003e, Dorothy Seymour Mills and Harold Seymour produce an authoritative, multi-volume chronicle of America's national pastime. The first two volumes of this study -\u003cem\u003eThe Early Years\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Age\u003c\/em\u003e -won universal acclaim. \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e wrote that they \"will grip every American who has invested part of his youth and dreams in the sport,\" while \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e called them \"irresistible.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, in \u003cem\u003eThe People's Game\u003c\/em\u003e, the authors offer the first book devoted entirely to the history of the game outside of the professional leagues, revealing how, from its early beginnings up to World War II, baseball truly became the great American pastime. They explore the bond between baseball and boys through the decades, the game's place in institutions from colleges to prisons to the armed forces, the rise of women's baseball that coincided with nineteenth century feminism, and the struggles of black players and clubs from the later years of slavery up to the Second World War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether discussing the birth of softball or the origins of the seventh inning stretch, the Seymours enrich their extensive research with fascinating details and entertaining anecdotes as well as a wealth of baseball experience. \u003cem\u003eThe People's Game\u003c\/em\u003e brings to life the central role of baseball for generations of Americans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNote: On August 2, 2010, Oxford University Press made public that it would credit Dorothy Seymour Mills as co-author of the three baseball histories previously \"authored\" solely by her late husband, Harold Seymour. The Seymours collaborated on \u003cem\u003eBaseball: The Early Years\u003c\/em\u003e (1960), \u003cem\u003eBaseball: The Golden Age\u003c\/em\u003e (1971) and \u003cem\u003eBaseball: The People's Game \u003c\/em\u003e(1991).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarold Seymour\u003c\/strong\u003e, Cornell University Ph.D., was a college history professor for more than fifteen years. He knows baseball firsthand through his experience as a batboy for the Brooklyn Dodgers, high school PSAL player, college captain, organizer and manager of amateur and semipro teams, and major-league bird dog. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDorothy Seymour Mills\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author or co-author of 25 books, including historical novels and children's books. She is a member SABR, the North American Society for Sports History, and the Association for Women in Sports Media.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.65 x 8.5 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42035100483664,"sku":"9780195069075","price":66.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/dENmR2dvK25hbk5VS0dROXV2V0hMUT09_1c2522b5-e9a3-46b9-b97e-88cdea84447e.webp?v=1771837969","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/baseball-the-peoples-gamethe-peoples-game-paperback-1","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}