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Drawn from the world's largest baseball collection, more than 350 illustrations include vintage baseball cards, photos of famous players and ballparks, newspaper clippings, cartoons, and WPA baseball ads, in a history of baseball's origins, rich heritage, and uniquely American character.
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Baseball Americana is a lavishly illustrated history of America's favorite sport, compiled from the unparalleled collections of the Library of Congress, now available from Smithsonian Books. From baseball's biggest stars to street urchins, from its most newsworthy stories to sandlot and little League games, Baseball Americana tells the history of baseball's hardscrabble origins, rich cultural heritage, and uniquely American character.
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