Baseball on Maryland's Eastern Shore, 1866-1950
Download or Read eBook Baseball on Maryland's Eastern Shore, 1866-1950 PDF written by Marty Payne and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-10-09 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Marty Payne |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2023-10-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781476692180 |
ISBN-13 | : 1476692181 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Baseball on Maryland's Eastern Shore, 1866-1950 by : Marty Payne
Book excerpt: By 1900 Maryland's Eastern Shore, along the western side of the Delmarva Peninsula, was acknowledged in the national press as a hotbed of baseball activity. By the 1920s the game was fully ingrained into local community life, central to the summer social season among the towns and villages that measured their worth by the quality of their teams. Providing fresh insight into early 20th century baseball at its grassroots, this book explores the Chesapeake Bay region as a case study for the enthusiasm (and hubris) the game brought to rural American life, in context with national trends and influences.