Live All You Can: Alexander Joy Cartwright and the Invention of Modern Baseball by Martin, Jay - 2009

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Columbia University Press, July 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. Light edgewear. ; 6.3 X 0.73 X 9.2 inches; 168 pages

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Hardback. New. Laying waste to the notion that Abner Doubleday established the modern game of baseball, acclaimed biographer Jay Martin makes a bold case for A. J. Cartwright (1820-1892), an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and avid ballplayer whose keen perception and restless spirit codified the rules of the sport and engineered its rapid spread throughout the country. Consulting Cartwright's personal correspondence and papers, Martin shows how this American archetype synthesized a number of elements from popular ballgames into the program, bylaws, and positions we find on the field today. After formalizing his blueprint, Cartwright worked tirelessly to promote baseball nationwide, appealing to both upper- and lower-class spectators and ballplayers and weaving a trail of influence across nineteenth-century America. Addressing the controversy that has roiled for years around the claims for Doubleday and Cartwright, Martin revisits the original arguments behind each camp and throws into sharp… Read More

Columbia Univ Pr, 2009. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 168 pages. 9.10x6.20x0.90 inches.

Columbia University Press, 2009-07-09. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!