The Ultimate Baseball Book : The Classic Illustrated History of the World's Greatest Game (Paperback)

This classic, illustrated history of America's greatest pastime has been expanded and updated with more than 50 new photographs and a new collection of essays on baseball in the 1990s from writers such as George Will, Red Smith, Wilfrid Sheed, Roy Blount Jr., and Tom Wicker. 840 photos.

THE ULTIMATE BASEBALL BOOK has more than lived up to its name. Spanning the complete history of the sport from the fledgling leagues in the late 1870s to the powerhouses of the 1990s and revealing in the process what a remarkable effect baseball has had on our collective experience, this is THE book for any and all baseball fans, certain to grace coffee and bedside tables alike. Designed with that wonderful nostalgia that the sport itself so often evokes, THE ULTIMATE BASEBALL BOOK combines timeless images with a sweeping narrative history as well as essays on various idols and icons by such heavy hitters as Red Smith, Wilfrid Sheed, Roy Blount, Jr., Tom Wicker, and Geoge Will. This new edition covers baseball through the nineties, the decade when home run records fell and the sport reclaimed its hold on America, and celebrates the national game in ultimate style.