{"product_id":"james-t-farrell-and-baseball-dreams-and-realism-on-chicagos-south-side-9780803296435","title":"James T. Farrell and Baseball: Dreams and Realism on Chicago's South Side","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames T. Farrell and Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e is a social history of baseball on Chicago's South Side, drawing on the writings of novelist James T. Farrell along with historical sources. Charles DeMotte shows how baseball in the early decades of the twentieth century developed on all levels and in all areas of Chicago, America's second largest city at the time, and how that growth intertwined with Farrell's development as a fan and a writer who used baseball as one of the major themes of his work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e DeMotte goes beyond Farrell's literary focus to tell a larger story about baseball on Chicago's South Side during this time--when Charles Comiskey's White Sox won two World Series and were part of a rich baseball culture that was widely played at the amateur, semipro, and black ball levels. DeMotte highlights the 1919-20 Black Sox fix and scandal, which traumatized not only Farrell and Chicago but also baseball and the broader culture. By tying Farrell's fictional and nonfictional works to Chicago's vibrant baseball history, this book fills an important gap in the history of baseball during the Deadball Era. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Demotte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803296435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles DeMotte\u003c\/b\u003e is an adjunct professor of sociology at the State University of New York College at Cortland. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBat, Ball, and Bible: Baseball and Sunday Observance in New York\u003c\/i\u003e (Potomac Books, 2012). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43219190906995,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":76.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0d53511c-f55b-4677-8213-7dcf582cc142.jpg?v=1753531461","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/james-t-farrell-and-baseball-dreams-and-realism-on-chicagos-south-side-9780803296435","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}