Baseball's Creation Myth: Adam Ford, Abner Graves and the Cooperstown Story

by Brian Martin

Book Overview

The story about baseball's being invented in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839 by Abner Doubleday served to prove that the U.S. national pastime was an American game, not derived from the English children's game of rounders as had been believed. The tale, embraced by Americans, has long been proven false but to this day, Cooperstown is celebrated as the birthplace of baseball. The story has captured the hearts of millions. But who spun that tale...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786471999
• ISBN13: 9780786471997
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher