Early Innings

A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908

Dean A. Sullivan, Dean A. Sullivan, Benjamin G. Rader

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English

University of Nebraska Press
01 February 1997

Sports & outdoor recreation; Baseball

This compilation of 120 primary writings documents baseball’s first century, from a loosely organized village social event to the arrival of the National League. Collecting from a wide range of sources—including newspaper accounts, letters, folk poetry, songs, and annual guides—Dean A. Sullivan of Fairfax, Virginia, progresses chronologically from the earliest known baseball reference (1825) to the creation of the Doubleday Myth (1908).

By: Dean A. Sullivan
Introduction by: Benjamin G. Rader
Edited by: Dean A. Sullivan
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780803292444
ISBN 10: 0803292449
Pages: 326
Publication Date: 01 February 1997
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Benjamin G. Rader, author of Baseball: A History of America’s Game is a professor of history at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Reviews for Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908

Fascinating collection. -Washington Post * Washington Post * Ancient myths are shattered and new facts are uncovered. -USA Today Baseball Weekly * USA Today Baseball Weekly * [Shows] just how compelling original documents can be when shaped into a narrative . . . that includes tales of attitudes, alliances, and deceits, as well as the development of performances, rules, and equipment. -Canadian Journal of the History of Sport * Canadian Journal of the History of Sport * Readers [get] a box seat at the game that became a national obsession. -London Review of Books * London Review of Books *