Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture

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Bloomsbury Academic, 2000 M11 1 - 374 pages

Everything every baseball fan needs to know. Filled with baseball legends, sports facts and firsts, important milestones, and observations about daily life and popular culture.

Baseball has brought us great players, great writers, and some really rotten calls. Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture looks at American society through the prism of its favorite pastime, discussing not only the game but also such issues as race relations, writing, drug abuse, entertainment, gambling, and movies.

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Aaron Henry Louis Hank Hammerin Hank
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AllAmerican Girls Professional Baseball
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Anson Adrian Constantine Cap Pop
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Edward J. Rielly is chairperson of the English department at Saint Joseph's College, Standish, ME.

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