Never Just a Game

Never Just a Game
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0807849618
ISBN-13 : 9780807849613
Rating : 4/5 (613 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Never Just a Game by : Robert F. Burk

Download or read book Never Just a Game written by Robert F. Burk and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's national pastime has been marked from its inception by bitter struggles between owners and players over profit, power, and prestige. In this book, the first installment of a highly readable, comprehensive labor history of baseball, Robert Burk d


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