A Search for the Roots of the Game
Edición de la obra Baseball before We Knew It
| Autor | David Block |
|---|---|
| Editorial | University of Nebraska Press |
| Fecha de publicación | March 1, 2005 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 352 |
| Formato | Hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9780803213395 |
| ISBN-10 | 0803213395 |
| OCLC | 56014560 |
| LCCN | 2004016099 |
| Número de Cutter | B651b |
Baseball, Block convincingly argues, was not a product of rounders, and its essential form had already been established by the late 18th century. Where, then, did baseball come from? In search of an answer, Block, a retired systems analyst and an antiquarian book collector, has attacked baseball's literary record with methodical zeal. The result is a joyfully discursive romp through the history of ball sports and a compelling new theory of the game's origins.