Gathering Crowds - Catching Baseball Fever in the New Era of Free Agency

This book captures the state of baseball after the demise of the reserve clause. It reveals how baseball endured a lengthy strike and drug scandals to prosper as it never had before, and offers insight into issues involving race, women, and sexual orientation.

About the author

Paul Hensler is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society and the author of several essays on baseball published by SABR. He lives in Beacon Falls, Connecticut.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Hensler, Hensler Paul
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781538132005
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-3200-5
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Baseball, HISTORY / United States / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, history of sport, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas