{"product_id":"baseball-dorothy-seymour-mills-9780195069075","title":"Baseball: The People's Gamethe People's Game","description":"In \u003cem\u003eBaseball: The People's Game\u003c\/em\u003e, Dorothy Seymour Mills and Harold Seymour produce an authoritative, multi-volume chronicle of America's national pastime. The first two volumes of this study -\u003cem\u003eThe Early Years\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Age\u003c\/em\u003e -won universal acclaim. \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e wrote that they \"will grip every American who has invested part of his youth and dreams in the sport,\" while \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e called them \"irresistible.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, in \u003cem\u003eThe People's Game\u003c\/em\u003e, the authors offer the first book devoted entirely to the history of the game outside of the professional leagues, revealing how, from its early beginnings up to World War II, baseball truly became the great American pastime. They explore the bond between baseball and boys through the decades, the game's place in institutions from colleges to prisons to the armed forces, the rise of women's baseball that coincided with nineteenth century feminism, and the struggles of black players and clubs from the later years of slavery up to the Second World War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether discussing the birth of softball or the origins of the seventh inning stretch, the Seymours enrich their extensive research with fascinating details and entertaining anecdotes as well as a wealth of baseball experience. \u003cem\u003eThe People's Game\u003c\/em\u003e brings to life the central role of baseball for generations of Americans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNote: On August 2, 2010, Oxford University Press made public that it would credit Dorothy Seymour Mills as co-author of the three baseball histories previously \"authored\" solely by her late husband, Harold Seymour. The Seymours collaborated on \u003cem\u003eBaseball: The Early Years\u003c\/em\u003e (1960), \u003cem\u003eBaseball: The Golden Age\u003c\/em\u003e (1971) and \u003cem\u003eBaseball: The People's Game \u003c\/em\u003e(1991).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorothy Seymour Mills, Harold Seymour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195069072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195069075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.56w x 1.65d","brand":"Dorothy Seymour Mills","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054640066815,"sku":"9780195069075","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04b56b57-c118-47ee-be21-95c1e97e181f.jpg?v=1685031126","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baseball-dorothy-seymour-mills-9780195069075","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}