Live All You Can: Alexander Joy Cartwright and the Invention of Modern Baseball

by Jay Martin

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Laying waste to the notion that Abner Doubleday established the modern game of baseball, acclaimed biographer Jay Martin makes a bold case for A. J. Cartwright (1820-1892), an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and avid ballplayer whose keen perception and restless spirit codified the rules of the sport and engineered its rapid spread throughout the country.

Consulting Cartwright's personal correspondence and papers, Martin shows how this American...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0231147945

ISBN13:9780231147941

Release Date:July 2009

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:168 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation

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