{"product_id":"vintage-base-balls-enduring-legacy-9798985282078","title":"Vintage Base Ball's Enduring Legacy","description":"\u003ci\u003eVintage Base Ball's Enduring Legacy \u003c\/i\u003eis\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea celebration of one of America's few longstanding and fully intact traditions. Beginning with its humble, early-19th century origins, it chronicles the game's history including its meteoric rise as the national pastime, subsequent commercialization, scandal and adaptation that has led to the nationwide revival of the 19th century game. The book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ediscusses today's proud yet unheralded community of vintage ballists (players), who nobly carry on the game of their ancestors. Inside its pages are a compendium of historical research balanced by interviews with today's vintage clubs including St. Louis' Lafayette Square Cyclone, Upstate New York's Mountain Athletic Club, Columbus' Ohio Village Lady Diamonds, Arizona's Fort Verde Excelsiors, Akron's Black Stockings and Washington State's Whatcom Aces. \u003ci\u003eVintage Base Ball's Enduring Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e also offers dozens of photographs, rules, a lexicon and is a must read for historians, nostalgists and fans alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Pelikan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pocol Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798985282078\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pocol Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40983356702835,"sku":"9.79899E+12","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b5ded5f8-37db-4e26-af83-82f4077c5337.jpg?v=1696518158","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/vintage-base-balls-enduring-legacy-9798985282078","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}