One Nation Under Baseball
Author | : John Florio |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2017-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781496200808 |
ISBN-13 | : 1496200802 |
Rating | : 4/5 (802 Downloads) |
Download or read book One Nation Under Baseball written by John Florio and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2017-04 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Nation Under Baseball highlights the intersection between American society and America's pastime during the 1960s, when the hallmarks of the sport--fairness, competition, and mythology--came under scrutiny. John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro examine the events of the era that reshaped the game: the Koufax and Drysdale million-dollar holdout, the encroachment of television on newspaper coverage, the changing perception of ballplayers from mythic figures to overgrown boys, the arrival of the everyman Mets and their free-spirited fans, and the lawsuit brought against team owners by Curt Flood. One Nation Under Baseball brings to life the seminal figures of the era--including Bob Gibson, Marvin Miller, Tom Seaver, and Dick Young--richly portraying their roles during a decade of flux and uncertainty.