| Description |
ix, 221 pages, 24 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-221). |
| Summary |
"One Nation Under Baseball highlights the intersection between American society and America's pastime during the 1960s, when the hallmarks of the sport--fairness, competition, and mythology--came under scrutiny. John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro examine the events of the era that reshaped the game: the Koufax and Drysdale million-dollar holdout, the encroachment of television on newspaper coverage, the changing perception of ballplayers from mythic figures to overgrown boys, the arrival of the everyman Mets and their free-spirited fans, and the lawsuit brought against team owners by Curt Flood. One Nation Under Baseball brings to life the seminal figures of the era--including Bob Gibson, Marvin Miller, Tom Seaver, and Dick Young--richly portraying their roles during a decade of flux and uncertainty."-- Jacket. |
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"Engaging and lively history of baseball in the 1960s"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Baseball -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Baseball -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
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African American baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
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Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History.
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African American baseball players. (OCoLC)fst00799042
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Baseball. (OCoLC)fst00827904
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Baseball players. (OCoLC)fst00828007
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Baseball -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00827951
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Discrimination in sports. (OCoLC)fst00895130
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Shapiro, Ouisie, author.
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Costas, Bob, 1952- writer of foreword.
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| Added Title |
How the Nineteen-Sixties collided with the National Pastime |
| ISBN |
9780803286900 (hardcover) |
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0803286902 (hardcover) |
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