"The Father of Baseball"

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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 269
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ISBN-10 : 9780786432165
ISBN-13 : 0786432160
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Book Synopsis "The Father of Baseball" by : Andrew J. Schiff

Download or read book "The Father of Baseball" written by Andrew J. Schiff and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-01-28 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Chadwick remains one of the titans of baseball history. As a pioneering baseball journalist and author, an innovator of scorekeeping practices and statistics, and chairman of the first rules committee, Chadwick left an indelible mark on the history of the game. This deeply researched biography is the first book-length work on the Hall of Famer, known at the time of his death as the "Father of Base Ball." It covers Chadwick's driving role in the symbiotic rise of baseball and sports journalism, and demonstrates how Chadwick helped baseball to become firmly established as an American cultural institution. Appendices provide a selected bibliography of Chadwick's writing and a guide for further research.


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