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Contemporary newspaper articles preserve the aura, the excitement, the high value of sportsmanship, the humor, and the community pride that accompanied our National Pastime. Vintage photographs enliven the text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard J Staats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2003, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, index, 164 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788424663\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-S2466\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41296456208,"sku":"101-S2466","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-s2466-1500px.png?v=1778099256"},{"product_id":"101-a3554","title":"Sandlot: \"The Soul of Baseball\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a story about black sandlot baseball teams and some of their individual team members who played in and around Prince George's County, Maryland. Through photographs, text, personal interviews and newspaper accounts, this book enlightens the reader about the exciting and fascinating story of the Washington Blacksox and other sandlot baseball teams who emerged before and after Jackie Robinson had broken the major league baseball color barrier in 1947. This is the first written documentation of these local baseball teams. These teams received little public notice while playing sandlot baseball for fun and the love of the game. The book also acknowledges those Negro league teams that played in Prince George's County as well as the local players who were members. Therefore, this book is a must for historians and serves as a perfect backdrop for exploring an \"untold story\" of the black baseball experience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam A. 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Readers will find a sense of community here, along with a sense of time and place. \"As the years fly by, you'll ride with the town teams to games, bounce in the rumble seats of model T's, and click along the rails of the Western Maryland Railroad. You'll visit the little villages where baseball was a catalyst, the weekly escape for the local farmers and citizenry. And, you'll meet the players, live the history, experience game-play from Harney and Sam's Creek to Tannery and Taylorsville.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe towns\/teams covered in these detailed accounts include: Berrett, Blue Ridge College, Company H (Maryland National Guard), Congoleum, Dennings, Detour, Dorsey's Crossroad, Eldersburg, Frizzellburg, Gamber, Hampstead, Harney, Leppo Bluesox, Linwood, Manchester, Middleburg, Mount Airy, New Windsor, Patapsco, Reese, Sam's Creek, Sandymount, Silver Run, Snydersburg, Springfield, Sykesville, Taneytown, Tannery, Taylorsville, Union Bridge, Union Bridge Blacksox, Uniontown, Unionville, Wakefield, Western Maryland College, Westminster, and Woodbine. Umpires and the Carroll County Old Timers Baseball Association are also covered. First-person recollections that allow readers to hear the voices of the players, an abundance of vintage photographs, excerpts from newspaper articles, and an every name index enhance the text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel D. Hartzler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(2005), 2008, 8.5\" x 11\", cloth, index, dust jacket, 202 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788433665\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-H3366\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":441876086800,"sku":"101-H3366","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-h3366-1500px.png?v=1777214718"},{"product_id":"101-m1775","title":"From Pastime To Passion: Baseball and the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatricia Millen takes the reader back to the roots of baseball in this country, and follows its evolution to a national passion. While baseball's favorite myth regarding Abner Doubleday is proven to be false, America's favorite pastime is clearly a part of American history. Ice baseball; prison camps; Albert Spalding and the quest to prove baseball's American origin; and much more are discussed. A chronology of baseball in England and America (1621-1860), illustrations, plus brief excerpts from diaries, journals, letters and newspaper articles enhance the text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Millen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(2001), 2007, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, index, 140 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788417757\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-M1775\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39287776444534,"sku":"101-M1775","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-m1775-1500px.png?v=1777224989"},{"product_id":"736-002","title":"Baseball Players, 1867-1917, Harford County, Maryland","description":"\u003cp\u003eIncludes a list of Baseball Clubs for the period, Harford Countians who played for professional teams and a directory of approximately 1,600 players and club officials (umprires, scorers, managers, and officers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eExample:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eMcComas, Thomas (1853-1917), third baseman, Otter Baseball Club, of Abingdon, 1867. 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