Download or read book Town Ball written by Armand Peterson and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth study of the magical era of amateur baseball in Minnesota, from 1945 to 1960, looks at the social and economic factors that contributed to the sport's success, profiles some of the teams and their players, and includes a collection of anecdotes, vintage photographs, and statistics.