British Baseball and the West Ham Club: History of a 1930s Professional Team in East London

by Brian Belton and Josh Chetwynd

Few people associate baseball with Great Britain, but for a brief period in the 1930s, America's pastime nearly gained a foothold with the British populace. Though never as popular as the beloved football clubs, or even greyhound races, baseball teams like the West Ham Hammers developed intense local followings, and played some excellent baseball--in 1936, the Hammers defeated the U.S. Olympic team. The outbreak of World War II ended the rising...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786425946
• ISBN13: 9780786425945
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher