America's Game: A History of Major League Baseball through World War II

by Bryan Soderholm-Difatte

This comprehensive survey of major league baseball covers the beginning of the twentieth century up to Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in 1947. It examines key figures in baseball--such as Babe Ruth, John McGraw, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, and Joe DiMaggio--and major developments in the game's structure, rules, and strategies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538110628
• ISBN13: 9781538110621
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"