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Bat, Ball, & Bible

Baseball and Sunday Observance in New York

By (author) Charles DeMotte
Genres: Baseball
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc, Dulles, United States
Published: 1st Dec 2012
Dimensions: w 230mm h 150mm d 21mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN-10: 1597979473
ISBN-13: 9781597979474
Barcode No: 9781597979474
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Bat, Ball, and Bible chronicles the collision of moral and social forces in the argument over playing baseball on Sunday or upholding New York's blue laws, meant to restrict social activities and maintain Sunday's traditional standing as a day of religious observation. Baseball was at the center of this conflict, which led to social and moral upheaval at a time when New York was already undergoing rapid changes. Bat, Ball, and Bible is not solely about baseball; rather it illuminates one of the earliest instances of a "culture war" whose effects are still being felt today.

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