Baseball and Cricket: The Creation of American Team Sports, 1838-72

by Randy W. Roberts, George B. Kirsch, Benjamin G. Rader

How and why Americans chose baseball over its early rival, cricket, as the national pastime

In discovering how and why Americans chose baseball over its early rival, cricket, as the national pastime, George B. Kirsch takes us back to amateur playing fields around the country to recreate the excitement of the early matches, the players, clubs, and their fans. As a narrative history, Baseball and Cricket places the growing popularity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252074459
• ISBN13: 9780252074455
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"