Stock photo: cover may vary
Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game Paperback - 2012
by John Thorn
Add to wish list
Summary
Now available in paperback, the âÈêfresh and fascinatingâÈë (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland), âÈêsplendid and brilliantâÈë (Philadelphia Daily News) history of the early game by the Official Historian of Major League Baseball.
Who really invented baseball? Forget Abner Doubleday at Cooperstown and Alexander Cartwright. Meet Daniel Lucius Adams, William Rufus Wheaton, and other fascinating figures buried beneath the falsehoods that have accrued around baseballâÈçs origins. This is the true story of how organized baseball started, how gambling shaped the game from its earliest days, and how it became our national pastime and our national mirror.
Baseball in the Garden of Eden draws on original research to tell how the game evolved from other bat-and-ball games and gradually supplanted them, how the New York game came to dominate other variants, and how gambling and secret professionalism promoted and plagued the game. From a religious societyâÈçs plot to anoint Abner Doubleday as baseballâÈçs progenitor to a set of scoundrels and scandals far more pervasive than the Black Sox Fix of 1919, this entertaining book is full of surprises. Even the most expert baseball fan will learn something new with almost every page.
Who really invented baseball? Forget Abner Doubleday at Cooperstown and Alexander Cartwright. Meet Daniel Lucius Adams, William Rufus Wheaton, and other fascinating figures buried beneath the falsehoods that have accrued around baseballâÈçs origins. This is the true story of how organized baseball started, how gambling shaped the game from its earliest days, and how it became our national pastime and our national mirror.
Baseball in the Garden of Eden draws on original research to tell how the game evolved from other bat-and-ball games and gradually supplanted them, how the New York game came to dominate other variants, and how gambling and secret professionalism promoted and plagued the game. From a religious societyâÈçs plot to anoint Abner Doubleday as baseballâÈçs progenitor to a set of scoundrels and scandals far more pervasive than the Black Sox Fix of 1919, this entertaining book is full of surprises. Even the most expert baseball fan will learn something new with almost every page.
Reader reviews for Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game
Write a review for this book
Important Terms and Guidelines
- Please focus on the book’s content and context. Also, add any personal comments as to how you enjoyed the book. Substantiate your likes and dislikes. You may make comparisons to other books.
- Reviews must be at least 140 characters in length.
- Please do not reveal critical plot elements.
- This is not a help line. Contact customer support if you need help.
Your review must not include:
- Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other insulting language not suitable for public domain
- Advertisements, “spam” content, or references to other products, offers or websites.
- Email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses or other contact information.
- Overly critical comments about other reviews or reviewers
- Time-sensitive material (i.e. promotional tours, seminars, lectures, etc.)
- Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information
From the publisher
Details
- Title Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game
- Author John Thorn
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Simon & Schuster
- Publication date 2012-03-20
- Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780743294041 / 0743294041
- Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.1 in (21.08 x 13.72 x 2.79 cm)
- Category Sports & Recreation
- Dewey Decimal Code 796.357
Media reviews
Citations
- New York Times Book Review, 04/08/2012, Page 32
About the author
More Copies for Sale
Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game
by Thorn, John
- Used
- Very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780743294041 / 0743294041
- Quantity available
- 5
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$10.20Free Delivery to USA
Show details
Add to wish list
Item price
A$10.20
Free Delivery to USA
Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game
by Thorn, John
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780743294041 / 0743294041
- Quantity available
- 1
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$10.24Free Delivery to USA
Show details
Add to wish list
Item price
A$10.24
Free Delivery to USA
Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game
by Thorn, John
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780743294041 / 0743294041
- Quantity available
- 2
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$10.24Free Delivery to USA
Show details
Add to wish list
Item price
A$10.24
Free Delivery to USA
Stock photo: cover may vary
Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game
by Thorn, John
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780743294041 / 0743294041
- Quantity available
- 1
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$15.17Free Delivery to USA
Show details
Add to wish list
Item price
A$15.17
Free Delivery to USA
Stock photo: cover may vary
Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game
by Thorn, John
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780743294041 / 0743294041
- Quantity available
- 1
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$15.78Free Delivery to USA
Show details
Add to wish list
Item price
A$15.78
Free Delivery to USA
Stock photo: cover may vary
Baseball in the Garden of Eden : The Secret History of the Early Game
by Thorn, John
- Used
- Condition
- Used
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780743294041 / 0743294041
- Quantity available
- 1
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$17.44Free Delivery to USA
Show details
Add to wish list
Item price
A$17.44
Free Delivery to USA
Stock photo: cover may vary
Baseball In the Garden Of Eden
by Thorn, John,
- New
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780743294041 / 0743294041
- Quantity available
- 5
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$18.15A$5.66 Delivery to USA
Show details
Add to wish list
Item price
A$18.15
A$5.66
Delivery to USA
Stock photo: cover may vary
Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game
by Thorn, John
- New
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780743294041 / 0743294041
- Quantity available
- 94
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$18.17A$5.66 Delivery to USA
Show details
Add to wish list
Item price
A$18.17
A$5.66
Delivery to USA
Stock photo: cover may vary
Baseball In the Garden Of Eden
by Thorn, John,
- Used
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780743294041 / 0743294041
- Quantity available
- 5
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$18.75A$5.66 Delivery to USA
Show details
Add to wish list
Item price
A$18.75
A$5.66
Delivery to USA
Stock photo: cover may vary
Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game
by Thorn, John
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780743294041 / 0743294041
- Quantity available
- 6
- Seller
- Item price
-
A$24.89Free Delivery to USA
Show details
Add to wish list
Item price
A$24.89
Free Delivery to USA
