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The 1960s were among the most compelling years in the history of the United States, from the intensifying clamor for civil rights to the tragic incidents of assassination and war. Caught up in this sea of restlessness was major league baseball, and the manner in which baseball addressed the challenges of this decade would have a lasting impact on the game. In The New Boys of Summer: Baseball's Radical Transformation in the Late Sixties, Paul Hensler looks at the key issues confronting baseball during this tumultuous time. Hensler carefully examines how domestic racial issues, the war in Vietnam, assassinations of prominent public figures, youthful rebellion, and drug use each placed their imprint on the game just as baseball was about to celebrate its centennial season.
About the Author
Paul Hensler is a baseball historian and long-time member of the Society for American Baseball Research. He has a Master's Degree in History from Trinity College (Hartford, CT) , and his work has appeared in SABR's Baseball Research Journal and NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture. Paul has also presented numerous times at the annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture as well as the 2012 and 2017 National SABR Conventions.
