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Baseball and Cricket

Baseball and Cricket
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Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105131621885
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Book Synopsis Baseball and Cricket by : George B. Kirsch

Download or read book Baseball and Cricket written by George B. Kirsch and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Baseball and Cricket' places the growing popularity of the two sports within the social context of mid 19th century American cities. The text follows baseball's transition from a leisure sport to a commercialised, professional enterprise and offers a discussion of the early American cricket clubs.


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