Doubleheaders: A Major League History by Bevis, Charlie

Doubleheaders: A Major League History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786442140)

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Format: Paperback
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Doubleheaders: A Major League History by Bevis, Charlie

Doubleheaders: A Major League History

$25.00
Doubleheaders: A Major League History by Bevis, Charlie

Doubleheaders: A Major League History

$25.00
Format: Paperback
Description
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Award-winning author Charlie Bevis explores the long history of the major league doubleheader from its beginnings in the late 19th century up to the present day. Emphasizing its significance within baseball and popular culture, Bevis describes the twin bill's role in holiday celebrations, its one-time identity as Sunday sporting event, and the part it played in baseball's survival during the Depression and World War Two.



Author: Charlie Bevis
ISBN-10: 078644214X
ISBN-13: 9780786442140
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Language: English
Published: 12/29/2010
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 74
By Charlie Bevis
By Charlie Bevis
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Charlie Bevis, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, is a retired adjunct professor of English at Rivier University. He has written for Nine, The Cooperstown Symposium, The National Pastime and Base Ball, and is the author of several baseball books. He lives in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

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