Baseball and the Mythic Moment: How We Remember the National Game

by James D. Hardy Jr.

While moments come and go, and popular trends are created only to be consumed and replaced, a small handful of events are able to transcend place and time to become widely shared cultural touchstones. Baseball, with its longevity, reverence for character and perseverance, and symbolism of American values, has produced a number of these modern myths--people, games and events that transcend society's love for the ephemeral to attain collective cultural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786426500
• ISBN13: 9780786426508
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher