{"product_id":"baseball-on-marylands-eastern-shore-marty-payne-9781476692180","title":"Baseball on Maryland's Eastern Shore, 1866-1950","description":"\u003cp\u003e By 1900 Maryland's Eastern Shore, along the western side of the Delmarva Peninsula, was acknowledged in the national press as a hotbed of baseball activity. By the 1920s the game was fully ingrained into local community life, central to the summer social season among the towns and villages that measured their worth by the quality of their teams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Providing fresh insight into early 20th century baseball at its grassroots, this book explores the Chesapeake Bay region as a case study for the enthusiasm (and hubris) the game brought to rural American life, in context with national trends and influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marty Payne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476692181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476692180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.80w x 0.50d","brand":"Marty Payne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44410637189375,"sku":"9781476692180","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_451c288a-a8be-4da4-b5b1-6756f46c098b.jpg?v=1697537093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baseball-on-marylands-eastern-shore-marty-payne-9781476692180","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}