One particular American sport arguably surpasses all others in
reflecting U.S. society: the national pastime -- baseball. Roger
Angell has suggested, "Baseball seems to have been invented solely
for the purpose of explaining all other things in life". It has
uniquely mirrored the trends within our culture and has been
associated with "The American Dream" in all of its permutations.
Baseball has been an arena in which the mightiest struggles of our
society -- equal rights regardless of race, nationality, or gender
-- have been played out.
Editor Robert Elias has woven together a collection of essays of
exceptional diversity to look at how baseball and the American
Dream have connected through history to the present day, as well as
providing a signpost to the future of baseball in American popular
culture. Featuring articles by former players such as Orlando
Cepeda and Dusty Baker (currently the manager for the San Francisco
Giants), legendary journalists such as Leonard Koppett, Andrei
Codrescu, and Roger Kahn, and contemporary scholars such as Jules
Tygiel, Gai Berlage, and Samuel Regalado, this volume provides a
unique and valuable perspective on baseball and its distinctive
place in American culture.
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