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archival newspaper research
Author_Reed Browning
baseball archive research
baseball microhistory studies
baseball statistical history
box score reconstruction
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classic pennant race narratives
classic sports writing traditions
comeback narratives in sport
community identity and sports
dead ball era transition years
dramatic championship contests
early baseball legends
early twentieth century baseball history
emergence of new champions
emotional sports storytelling
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extra innings drama
fall classic retrospectives
fan culture foundations
forgotten dynasties in sports
golden age of baseball storytelling
historic American sports cities
historic Washington professional teams
iconic postseason games
improbable sports moments
labor and management history in baseball
landmark seasons in sports history
legacy franchises history
long forgotten ballclub triumphs
long form sports narrative nonfiction
national sport cultural impact
one city championship legacy
oral histories of sport
play by play game analysis
pre modern baseball strategy
rivalry history in professional leagues
sporting rivalries of the 1920s
sports journalism history
stadium atmosphere history
travel and train era teams
underdog championship stories
vintage professional baseball era
walk off moments in sports
Product details
- ISBN 9781558494879
- Weight: 333g
- Dimensions: 159 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 18 Mar 2005
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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No season in the history of baseball has matched 1924 for escalating excitement and emotional investment by fans. It began with observers expecting yet another World Series between the Yankees and the Giants. It ended months later when the Washington Nationals (Senators), making their first Series appearance, grabbed the world championship by scoring the season-ending run on an improbable play in the bottom of the twelfth inning of the seventh game. On the eve of the return of major league baseball to Washington, D.C., Baseball's Greatest Season recovers the memory of the one and only time when the championship of the national pastime resided in the nation's capital.
Reed Browning is professor of history and former provost at Kenyon College. He is author of Cy Young: A Baseball Life as well as several books on European history.
