One Nation Under Baseball: How the 1960s Collided with the National Pastime Contributor(s): Florio, John (Author), Shapiro, Ouisie (Author), Costas, Bob (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1496214064 ISBN-13: 9781496214065 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
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BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History |
Dewey: 796.357 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9.7" W x 9" L (0.90 lbs) 270 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: One Nation Under Baseball highlights the intersection between American society and America's pastime during the 1960s, when the hallmarks of the sport--fairness, competition, and mythology--came under scrutiny. John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro examine the events of the era that reshaped the game: the Koufax and Drysdale million-dollar holdout, the encroachment of television on newspaper coverage, the changing perception of ballplayers from mythic figures to overgrown boys, the arrival of the everyman Mets and their free-spirited fans, and the lawsuit brought against team owners by Curt Flood. One Nation Under Baseball brings to life the seminal figures of the era--including Bob Gibson, Marvin Miller, Tom Seaver, and Dick Young--richly portraying their roles during a decade of flux and uncertainty. |
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