The Prehistories of Baseball

by Seelochan Beharry

Baseball's roots lie deep in our ancestral past. The ancient arts of throwing (distance warfare), hitting (close quarters combat), and running (attack and retreat) were woven into the earliest forms of baseball. Early humans recognized the importance of the sun and sought to placate it with sacrificial offerings, imitating its movements and deifying it. Myths and relics of these foundational practices and beliefs were carried westward across the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786477970
• ISBN13: 9780786477975
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher