| Descript |
xi, 155 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm |
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Nonfiction. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-149) and index. |
| Contents |
Baseball cards and popular culture emerge: 1887-1895 -- A monopoly cuts the cards: 1896-1909 -- A trust busted, a dead ball, and the return of the cards: 1909-1914 -- Afterword: Other cards in the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection at the Library of Congress / Phil Michel, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. |
| Summary |
Devereaux presents rare, colorful baseball cards that celebrate the first decades of the great American sport. Selected from the Library of Congress's Benjamin K. Edward Collection, these cards bring to life an era of American history that saw the game explode in popularity as the sport spread to nearly every corner of the country. In showing a history of sports cards, Devereaux shows the ways the cards have shaped and influenced U.S. culture. -- adapted from back cover |
| Subject |
Baseball cards -- United States -- History.
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Baseball -- United States -- History.
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| Alt Author |
Benjamin K. Edwards Collection (Library of Congress)
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Library of Congress. Publishing Office.
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| ISBN/ISSN |
158834634X |
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9781588346346 |
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