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

Martin, Brian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786471999 ISBN 13 : 9780786471997

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2013

Synopsis

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 and why?

This book provides a surprising answer about the origins of America's most durable myth. It seems that Abner Graves, who espoused Cooperstown as the birthplace of the game, likely was inspired by another story about an early game of baseball. The stories were remarkably similar, as were the men who told them. For the first time, this book links the stories and lives of Graves, a mining engineer, and Adam Ford, a medical doctor, both residents of Denver, Colorado. While the actual origins of the game of baseball remain subject to debate and study, new light is shed on the source of baseball's durable creation myth.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Award-winning journalist Brian Martin lives in London, Ontario. He is a member of the selection committee of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and the Society for American Baseball Research.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786471999
• ISBN 13: 9780786471997
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 228
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• Personne responsable: non disponible