Treasury of Baseball: A Celebration of America's Pastime - Paul Adomites

This listing is for Treasury of Baseball: A Celebration of America's Pastime - Paul Adomites.

Hardcover: 608 pages
Publisher: Publications International (January 1, 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0785307990
ISBN-13: 978-0785307990

Book comprises baseball's many features--magnificent players, great highlights, broad participation, fascinating memorabilia, and watershed moments.

A gentlemans diversion that evolved into America's Pastime, baseball sullied its honor with the "Black Sox" scandal but righted itself in 1920 with Babe Ruth as the redeeming gate attraction. The Joe Dimaggios and Hank Aarons kept our focus between the lines, where our recollections adhered to moments such as Willie Mays's catch in the 1954 World Series and Carlton Fisk's homer in the 1975 fall classic.

Movers and shakers, like Branch Rickey, sustained the progress. Rickey helped break the color bar by signing baseball's paragon: Jackie Robinson. Inspired by heroes, millions play baseball and softball and stickball in backyards and sandlots across the map.

Throughout summer, fantasy leaguers, families, and fans fill ballparks to watch their favorite game, until the fall classic culminates the season. During winter, diamond-inspired music, movies, and memorabilia support memories until spring opens another chapter in the Treasury of Baseball.

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