Casey at the Bat (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486485102)

A blend of the absurd and the tragic lies at the heart of this immortal baseball ballad, an authentic masterpiece of American humor. This grand edition steps up to the plate with more than fifty bold pen-and-ink drawings that perfectly capture the poem's ironic tone and comic spirit.
From its 1888 debut in the San Francisco Examiner, Casey at the Bat quickly caught on with a public that was embracing baseball as the national pastime. By the turn of the twentieth century, everyone was familiar with the Mudville Nine and its vainglorious slugger. An Introduction by Martin Gardner traces the remarkable history of a poem that has inspired songs, movies, and cartoons. This new edition of a folkloric favorite will delight baseball fans, nostalgia buffs, and lovers of Americana. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative

Author: Ernest L. Thayer, Martin Gardner
ISBN-10: 0486485102
ISBN-13: 9780486485102
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 03/14/2012
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 10.93h x 8.25w x 0.24d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 46279 / Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888