Baseball in Blue and Gray: The National Pastime During the Civil War

by George B. Kirsch

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During the Civil War, Americans from homefront to battlefront played baseball as never before. While soldiers slaughtered each other over the country's fate, players and fans struggled over the form of the national pastime. George Kirsch gives us a color commentary of the growth and transformation of baseball during the Civil War. He shows that the game was a vital part of the lives of many a soldier and civilian--and that baseball's popularity...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691130434

ISBN13:9780691130439

Release Date:February 2007

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:168 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Baseball Civil War Historical Study & Educational Resources History History of Sports Miscellaneous Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Social History Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation

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