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First Pitch How Baseball Began
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First Pitch How Baseball Began Hardback - 2011

by John Thorn

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From the publisher

America's premier baseball historian has created the first book for young baseball fans that truly tells the story of the origins of our national pastime. While debunking long-held myths, Thorn introduces kids to the first games, first fields, and first leagues. He also shows how the game of yesteryear connects to the game kids love to play and watch today. Featured in the book is the story of his personal discovery of the oldest reference to the sport in American history, a 1791 Massachusetts ordinance banning Base Ball.

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  • Title First Pitch How Baseball Began
  • Author John Thorn
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Beach Ball Books
  • Publication date 2011-05
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781936310050 / 1936310058
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.1 x 9.2 x 0.5 in (28.19 x 23.37 x 1.27 cm)
  • Age range 06 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 5
  • Reading level 1070
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Baseball - History, Baseball - United States - History
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.357

About the author

John Thorn is America's foremost baseball historian, and the author many award-winning titles on the sport, including Total Baseball, The Hidden Game of Baseball, and Treasures of the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the senior consultant on the Ken Burns documentary, Baseball, and was given the Bob Davids Award, the highest honor given by the Society for American Baseball Research. In 2011, he was named the Official Historian of Major League Baseball by Commissioner Bud Selig.
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