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Pastime Lost

Hardcover • 2019 • 1. edition

Pastime Lost

By David Block

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About the book

Long before baseball became America's national pastime, English citizens of all ages, genders, and classes of society were playing a game called baseball. It had the same basic elements as modern American baseball, such as pitching and striking the ball, running bases, and fielding, but was played with a soft ball on a smaller playing field and, instead of a bat, the ball was typically struck by the palm of the hand. There is no doubt, however, that this simpler English version of baseball was t...Show more

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9781496208514

Publisher

University of Nebraska Press

Published year

2019

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Pastime Lost

Format

Hardcover

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