Never just a game : players, owners, and American baseball to 1920
America's national pastime has been marked by bitter struggles between owners and players over profits, power and prestige. This is a labour history of the game, from its beginning to 1920. Issues covered include decision-making battles, rival leagues, trade wars and boom-bust cycles.
Print Book, English, ©1994
University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, ©1994
History
xv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780807821220, 9780807849613, 9780807860649, 0807821225, 0807849618, 0807860646
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Ch. 1. From Congregants to Contestants
Ch. 2. A National Game and Its Journeymen, 1860-1875
Ch. 3. Barons and Serfs, 1876-1885
Ch. 4. Retrenchment and Revolt, 1885-1890
Ch. 5. Monopoly Ball, 1891-1899
Ch. 6. Baseball Progressivism and the Player, 1900-1909
Ch. 7. The Players' Fraternity and the Federal League, 1910-1915
Ch. 8. War and the Quest for Normalcy, 1916-1920