Who Invented The Game?: Baseball, The American Epic
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Book Description
The story has been told for generations that one summer day in 1839, in upstate New York, Abner Doubleday created a new set of rules for a new game which he called baseball. But the story simply isn t true. Then how did baseball begin? Who played the first real game? The first night game? Who invented the curveball? Why were players once reluctant to use gloves & masks? Why is the pitcher s mound ... More
Book Information
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Binding | Hardcover |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 80 |
ISBN-10 | 075677571X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0756775711 |
Publication Date | 03/01/1994 |
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About Ken Burns (Author) : Ken Burns is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Published credits of Ken Burns include The West: An Illustrated History for Children, Shadow Ball: The History of the Negro L... more
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About Robert Paul Walker (Author) : Robert Paul Walker is a published author of young adult books. A published credit of Robert Paul Walker is Who Invented The Game?: Baseball, The American Epic.
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