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Examines the early years of baseball, discussing such teams as the New York Knickerbockers and the Cincinnati Red Stockings, and investigates the myths and misconceptions about the game.
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The story of baseball in America begins not with the fabled Abner Doubleday but with a generation of mid-nineteenth-century Americans who moved from the countryside to the cities and brought a cherished but delightfully informal game with them.
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