The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball, 2d ed

More than any other sport, baseball has developed its own niche in America's culture and psyche. From AARON, HENRY onward, this book covers all of what might be called the cultural aspects of baseball (as opposed to the number-rich statistical information so widely available elsewhere). Most entries open with a topical quote and conclude with a brief bibliography of sources for further research.

About the author

Jonathan Fraser Light is an employment attorney in Oxnard, California. He lives in Camarillo.

Summary

More than any other sport, baseball has developed its own niche in America's culture and psyche. From AARON, HENRY onward, this book covers all of what might be called the cultural aspects of baseball (as opposed to the number-rich statistical information so widely available elsewhere). Most entries open with a topical quote and conclude with a brief bibliography of sources for further research.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Fraser Light, Jonathan Fraser Light, Light Jonathan Fraser
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781476672328
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7232-8
• No. of pages: 1112
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 56 mm
• Weight: 2536 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Baseball, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, REFERENCE / Encyclopedias, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / Statistics, General encyclopaedias