Alexander Cartwright the life behind the baseball legend /
Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. (1820-92) was present during the organization of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York in the mid-1800s. That much is certain. Since that time, and especially with his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938, Cartwright has been celebrated as the founder...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
c2009.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | ebrary View fulltext via EzAccess MyiLibrary |
| Summary: | Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. (1820-92) was present during the organization of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York in the mid-1800s. That much is certain. Since that time, and especially with his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938, Cartwright has been celebrated as the founder of our national pastime, much like Abner Doubleday. As with Doubleday, Cartwright's claim to fame has caused all sorts of conjecture and controversy. His complex life, not just the mythography surrounding him, comes clearly into focus in Monica Nucciarone's biography of the incomparable Cartwright. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxiv, 267 p., [22] p. of plates) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-256) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780803224605 (electronic bk.) 0803224605 (electronic bk.) |