The History of Baseball: The Definitive Learning Guide

*Comprehensively covers the history of baseball and the professional baseball leagues, from the beginning to the modern era.
*Discusses lesser known facts about men like Abner Doubleday, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, and many others.
*Includes a Table of Contents with working links to 100 different lessons.
*Includes hundreds of questions that will test your knowledge of each lesson.

Few things capture the American imagination like the game of baseball, which has given its nation a national pastime, iconic figures like Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson, indelible moments like Willie Mays’ basket catch, and unforgettable numbers like 56. Even those who are not baseball fans in the United States can’t go long without hearing about the New York Yankees or the Boston Red Sox each summer.

In addition to the competition of today’s Major League Baseball, the major leagues and the sport continue to fascinate fans and statisticians alike, wrapping together the past and the present unlike any other professional sport. In this comprehensive guide to the history of baseball, the history, people, places, and events of the sport are covered, from the very beginning of the game to the modern era of today, with everything inbetween discussed. Broken down into 100 different lessons searchable by a Table of Contents and including hundreds of questions designed to test your knowledge, anyone with an interest in baseball will find this guide both fascinating and indispensable.

With this incredibly comprehensive guide as your resource, you will learn about baseball and its history like you never have before.