Baseball and the mythic moment : how we remember the national game /

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Author / Creator:Hardy, James D. (James Daniel), 1934-
Imprint:Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2007.
Description:vii, 211 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6280207
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ISBN:9780786426508 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786426500 (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-202) and index.
Summary:"Why do some events become transcendent moments of cultural significance, while others fade into relative obscurity? This book answers that question by studying baseball, and examines why moments like Ruth's called shot have become American cultural myths, while many other players, games and events have not"--Provided by publisher.

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