Dead Balls and Double Curves: An Anthology of Early Baseball Fiction

by Assistant Professor Trey Strecker

Dead Balls and Double Curves: An Anthology of Early Baseball Fiction collects twenty-two classic stories from baseball's youth, presented in chronological order to capture the development of this most American of sports. Many of these tales have never before been reprinted, adding historical value to the rich literary merits of this anthology.

Editor Trey Strecker's collection begins with an informal village match in an excerpt from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809325624
• ISBN13: 9780809325627
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"