This Too Was America: Philadelphia's Era of Cricket

By Tom Melville

Cricket in America achieved its greatest acclaim, most extensive organization and highest level of competition in Philadelphia in the mid-19th century. The city took upon itself the burden of representing the entire U.S. during the sport's emerging international popularity.

It was a story of amazing successes, abysmal failures and engaging personalities--like John B. King, revered to this day as one of the all-time greatest players--and eventual decline and demise. This meticulously researched history examines the origin and rise of a sport's legacy that, even in its demise, would endure as a lost vision of America's sporting destiny.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476691282
• ISBN13: 9781476691282
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up