From the Dugouts to the Trenches: Baseball During the Great War - Couverture rigide

Leeke, Jim

 
9780803290723: From the Dugouts to the Trenches: Baseball During the Great War
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ISBN 10 : 0803290721 ISBN 13 : 9780803290723
Editeur : University of Nebraska Press, 2017

Synopsis

2018 SABR Baseball Research Award Winner

Baseball, like the rest of the country, changed dramatically when the United States entered World War I, and Jim Leeke brings these changes to life in From the Dugouts to the Trenches. He deftly describes how the war obliterated big league clubs and largely dismantled the Minor Leagues, as many prominent players joined the military and went overseas. By the war's end more than 1,250 ballplayers, team owners, and sportswriters would serve, demonstrating that while the war was "over there," it had a considerable impact on the national pastime.

Leeke tells the stories of those who served, as well as organized baseball's response, including its generosity and patriotism. He weaves into his narrative the story of African American players who were barred from the Major Leagues but who nevertheless swapped their jerseys for fatigues, as well as the stories of those who were killed in action--and by diseases or accidents--and what their deaths meant to teammates, fans, and the sport in general.

From the Dugouts to the Trenches illuminates this influential and fascinating period in baseball history, as nineteen months of upheaval and turmoil changed the sport--and the world--forever.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jim Leeke is a former news journalist, retired copywriter and creative director, and a U.S. Navy veteran. He is the author of several books, including The Best Team Over There: The Untold Story of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the Great War (Nebraska, 2021) and From the Dugouts to the Trenches: Baseball during the Great War (Nebraska, 2017).

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Éditeur
University of Nebraska Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0803290721
ISBN 13 
9780803290723
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
272
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