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Sports History Non-Fiction Books
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The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract: The Classic -- Completely Revised
Source: Amazon.com
Author: Bill James
- "True to form, James's new 'Historical Baseball Abstract' is filled with often fascinating and frequently quirky evaluations and insights regarding the history of baseball. Starting with the 1870s, James explores, decade by decade, how and where the game was played and who played it. He discusses nicknames, top minor-league teams, and the most admirable superstars, among other matters."
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A Legend in the Making: The New York Yankees in 1939
Source: Amazon
Author: Richard J. Tofel
- From an Amazon reader: "Tofel brings us back to a time when baseball was more than a game. Must reading for anyone who ever wondered how America came to have a National Pastime." (2002)
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New York Yankees: Seasons of Glory
Source: Amazon
Author: William Hageman, Warren N. Wilbert, and Dan Schlossberg
- "I strongly recommend New York Yankees: Seasons of Glory. From the Babe to Joe D., Gehrig to Reggie, Berra, Rizzuto, and the Goose, they're all here in a superb bit of baseball lore." --Jeffrey Lyons, NBC (2001)
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Red Sox Century
Source: Amazon
Author: Glenn Stout and Richard A. Johnson
- "The Boston Red Sox have always been New England's team, but the appeal of the franchise extends across the nation. So much of the game's history and so many of its memorable moments are associated with the Red Sox that to be a baseball fan at all is to identify with the team on some level. Stout, the series editor for Best American Sports Writing, and Johnson, the curator of the New England Sports Museum, have compiled a wondrous book that will enthrall baseball fans of all ages and team..." (2001)
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Baseball Between the Wars
Source: Amazon
Author: Bill Hageman
- From an Amazon reader: "This isn't your normal linear history of baseball. ... My guess is not only have most of these photos never been seen, but never has even the most fanatic lover of baseball seen pictures of immortals in the context of real life as they're seen here." (2001)
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Baseball, Chicago Style: A Tale Of Two Teams, One City
Source: Amazon
Author: Jerome Holtzman and George Vass
- From an Amazon reader: "Being a lifelong cubs fan, this book has everything for both the cubs and sox fan. The book does a wonderful job of going back and forth between both team through the good times (which is few) and the bleek times (more often) ... I couldn't put it down." (2001)
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The Chicago Cubs
Source: Amazon
Author: Jerome Holtzman and Warren Brown
- From an Amazon reader: "If you're a Cub fan, or a fan of baseball history, you will like this book. It covers the team from their beginnings in the 1800's through the 1945 World Series. Mr. Brown's writing style keeps things moving." (1946, 2001)
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Rites of Autumn: The Story of College Football
Source: Amazon.com
Author: Richard Whittingham and Roger Staubach
- From an Amazon reader: "Anyone who had anything from a mild interest or upward in college football would love this book. The author knows his subject well." (2001)
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