02689cam a2200337 4500 308434256 TxAuBib 20170825120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780231519694 0231519699 B009UV690K Amazon ee895555-571b-410c-844c-23679a6de57e OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1270125 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Martin, Jay. Live All You Can [Libby eBook] : Alexander Joy Cartwright and the Invention of Modern Baseball. Columbia University Press, 2009. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 5394kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p>Laying waste to the notion that Abner Doubleday established the modern game of baseball, acclaimed biographer Jay Martin makes a bold case for A. J. Cartwright (1820-1892), an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and avid ballplayer whose keen perception and restless spirit codified the rules of the sport and engineered its rapid spread throughout the country.</p> <p>Consulting Cartwright's personal correspondence and papers, Martin shows how this American archetype synthesized a number of elements from popular ballgames into the program, bylaws, and positions we find on the field today. After formalizing his blueprint, Cartwright worked tirelessly to promote baseball nationwide, appealing to both upper- and lower-class spectators and ballplayers and weaving a trail of influence across nineteenth-century America.</p> <p>Addressing the controversy that has roiled for years around the claims for Doubleday and Cartwright, Martin revisits the original arguments behind each camp and throws into sharp relief the competing ambitions of these figures during a time of aggressive westward expansion and unparalleled opportunities for individual reinvention. Martin's story of modern baseball not only offers a fascinating window into a thoroughly American phenomenon but also accesses a rare history of American ideals.</p>. Biography & Autobiography. Sports & Recreations. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2017-08-24 17:29:28. https://samples.overdrive.com/live-all-you?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/live-all-you?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/live-all-you?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)