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Play Ball! The Story of Little League Baseball (Hardcover: Sports, Baseball) 200

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Item specifics

Condition
Very good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Hardcover book in very good condition. All pages intact. Spine tight. No writing. See photos - ...
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Modified Item
No
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Country
USA
Title
Play Ball! The Story of Little League Baseball
Type
Illustrated Book
Subjects
Sports
Age Level
Adults, Young Adults
Era
2000s
Subject
Sports & Recreation
Special Attributes
Dust Jacket, Illustrated
ISBN
9780271021188

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
0271021187
ISBN-13
9780271021188
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1830254

Product Key Features

Book Title
Play Ball! : the Story of Little League Baseball®
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Baseball / History, Baseball / General, Children's & Youth Sports
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, History
Author
Robin Van Auken, Lance Van Auken
Book Series
A Keystone Book ® Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
2 Oz
Item Length
11.3 in
Item Width
8.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-068819
Reviews
"Play Ball! is a delightful walk down the storied history of Little League Baseball. For those of us who played the dreams of our youth, it brings back mighty memories. For those of us reluctant adults who still dream, it's a wonderful reminder of what might have been." --John Grisham
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
796.357/62
Synopsis
On any given spring evening, 360,000 children around the world can be found on the dusty mounds and grassy fields of a Little League field. With more than four million people playing or volunteering in Little League games every year, Little League is the institutional rite of passage into the quintessential American pastime.Play Ball charts Little League s history from the earliest days and shows how, in many respects, its history parallels America s history. A microcosm of American society, Little League reflects, and is affected by, cultural, political and historical trends. Today, Little League is played on 12,000 fields in every U.S. state and in 103 other countries on six continents, and The Little League Baseball World Series, played annually in Williamsport, is watched by crowds of 40,000 each year in person, and by more than ten million on ABC s Wide World of Sports.The authors were given full access to the Little League Baseball archives and have created a fully illustrated and comprehensive history. Play Ball contains appendixes including winners of all Little League Baseball and Softball World Series, a year-by-year history of Little League, countries in Little League, and lists of some of the famous people who played the game as children, including Kevin Costner, Mark McGwire, and George W. Bush.Play Ball will interest parents, former players and coaches, fans of Little League Baseball, general baseball enthusiasts, and anyone who has ever picked up a ball and bat.", On any given spring evening, 360,000 children around the world can be found on the dusty mounds and grassy fields of a Little League field. With more than four million people playing or volunteering in Little League games every year, Little League is the institutional rite of passage into the quintessential American pastime. Play Ball! charts Little League's history from the earliest days and shows how, in many respects, its history parallels America's history. A microcosm of American society, Little League reflects, and is affected by, cultural, political and historical trends. Today, Little League is played on 12,000 fields in every U.S. state and in 103 other countries on six continents, and The Little League Baseball World Series, played annually in Williamsport, is watched by crowds of 40,000 each year in person, and by more than ten million on ABC's Wide World of Sports. The authors were given full access to the Little League Baseball archives and have created a fully illustrated and comprehensive history. Play Ball! contains appendixes including winners of all Little League Baseball and Softball World Series, a year-by-year history of Little League, countries in Little League, and lists of some of the famous people who played the game as children, including Kevin Costner, Mark McGwire, and George W. Bush. Play Ball! will interest parents, former players and coaches, fans of Little League Baseball, general baseball enthusiasts, and anyone who has ever picked up a ball and bat.
LC Classification Number
GV880.5.V35 2001

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