A. G. Spalding and the Rise of Baseball: The Promise of American Sport by Peter Levine

A. G. Spalding and the Rise of Baseball: The Promise of American Sport

Peter Levine

199 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history sports informative medium-paced

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A. G. Spalding was a key figure in the professionalization and commercialization of American sports. Co-founder of baseball's National League, owner of the Chicago White Stockings (later Cubs), and founder of a sporting goods business that made hi...

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