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Ball, Bat and Bitumen: A History of Coalfield Baseball in the Appalachian South - Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies L.M. Sutter
Ball, Bat and Bitumen: A History of Coalfield Baseball in the Appalachian South - Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies
L.M. Sutter
From the early 1900s to the 1950s, baseball games between mine workers were a small-town phenomenon, each team attracting avid and intensely loyal fans. This book covers the baseball teams and leagues and their function within the mining communities of Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia.
204 pages, photos, notes, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 26, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780786435944 |
| Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Pages | 212 |
| Dimensions | 178 × 254 × 11 mm · 381 g |
| Language | English |