Pastime Lost
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Pastime Lost
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Author : David Block
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2019-04-01
Pastime Lost written by David Block and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Long before baseball became America’s national pastime, English citizens of all ages, genders, and classes of society were playing a game called baseball. It had the same basic elements as modern American baseball, such as pitching and striking the ball, running bases, and fielding, but was played with a soft ball on a smaller playing field and, instead of a bat, the ball was typically struck by the palm of the hand. There is no doubt, however, that this simpler English version of baseball was the original form of the pastime and was the immediate forerunner of its better-known American offspring. Strictly a social game, English baseball was played for nearly two hundred years before fading away at the beginning of the twentieth century. Despite its longevity and its important role in baseball’s evolution, however, today it has been completely forgotten. In Pastime Lost David Block unearths baseball’s buried history and brings it back to life, illustrating how English baseball was embraced by all sectors of English society and exploring some of the personalities, such as Jane Austen and King George III, who played the game in their childhoods. While rigorously documenting his sources, Block also brings a light touch to his story, inviting us to follow him on some of the adventures that led to his most important discoveries. Purchase the audio edition.
Pastime Lost
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Author : David Block
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2019-01-01
Pastime Lost written by David Block and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"Long before baseball became America's national pastime, English citizens of all ages, genders, and classes of society were playing a game called baseball. It had the same basic elements as modern American baseball, such as pitching and striking the ball, running bases, and fielding, but was played with a soft ball on a smaller playing field, and instead of a bat, the ball was typically struck by the palm of a hand. There is no doubt, however, that this simpler English version of baseball was the original form of the pastime and was the immediate forerunner of its better-known American offspring. Strictly a social game, English baseball was played for nearly two hundred years before fading away at the beginning of the twentieth century. Despite its longevity and its important role in baseball's evolution, however, today it has been completely forgotten. In Pastime Lost David Block unearths baseball's buried history and brings it back to life, illustrating how English baseball was embraced by all sectors of English society and exploring some of the personalities, such as Jane Austen and King George III, who played the game in their childhoods. While rigorously documenting his sources, Block also brings a light touch to his story, inviting us to follow him on some of the adventures that led to his most important discoveries."--
The Field Book Or Sports And Pastimes Of The British Islands By The Author Of Wild Sports Of The West
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Author : William Hamilton Maxwell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1833
The Field Book Or Sports And Pastimes Of The British Islands By The Author Of Wild Sports Of The West written by William Hamilton Maxwell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1833 with Amusements categories.
Pastime
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Author : Sholto Percy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1821
Pastime written by Sholto Percy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1821 with Anecdotes categories.
Baily S Magazine Of Sports And Pastimes
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1861
Baily S Magazine Of Sports And Pastimes written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1861 with Sports categories.
Baily S Magazine Of Sports Pastimes
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1863
Baily S Magazine Of Sports Pastimes written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1863 with Sports categories.
A Dictionary Of The English Language
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Author : Samuel Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
A Dictionary Of The English Language written by Samuel Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with English language categories.
Baily S Magazine Of Sports And Pastimes
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Author : Tresham Gilbey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1860
Baily S Magazine Of Sports And Pastimes written by Tresham Gilbey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1860 with Recreation categories.
The Shakespeare Phrase Book
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Author : John Bartlett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1881
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Base Ball 11
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Author : Don Jensen
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-09-10
Base Ball 11 written by Don Jensen and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-10 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Offering the best in original research and analysis, Base Ball is an annually published book series that promotes the study of baseball's early history, from its protoball roots to 1920, and its rise to prominence within American popular culture. This volume, number 11, includes a dozen articles on topics ranging from the uses and abuses of mascots and batboys, attempts to revive the major league American Association, and the meaning of early club names to the founding of the National League, the finances of the Union Association, and the early years of future Giants magnate John T. Brush. The volume also includes thoughtful reviews of recently published books on women's baseball, the 1887 Detroit Wolverines, and the American League pennant race in 1908.