G. Edward White. Creating the National Pastime. (1996)
Baseball did not spring from the brow of Zeus as America's pastime. As Ed White details, it was created through the trials and errors of the men who had the most impact on the game in the period 1903-1953, the Owners.
Mostly it appears to be the errors. Slow to recognize the value of newspapers and radio, reluctant to end the color barrier, owners stumbled into a great moneymaker. This is a history of the business side of baseball and is very entertaining.
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