Baseball: The National Pastime in the National Archives

by National Archives and Records Administration

This book tells the story of our national pastime through documents, photographs, audio, video, and other records preserved at the National Archives. It covers of the role of baseball during the two world wars, contract disputes, civil rights, equal access and opportunity on and off the playing field, the steroids era, the universal appeal of the game to players and fans, Presidential involvement, improvements to the sport, Little League, Spring Training, Opening Day, and celebrations along the way.

Genres: History, Baseball

Kindle Edition

First published June 2, 2014

About the author

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives. NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential proclamations and executive orders, and federal regulations. The NARA also transmits votes of the Electoral College to Congress.

The chief administrator of NARA is the Archivist of the United States.

Reviews

[Madeline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great overview of some baseball-related documents, photographs, and stories housed in our National Archives. I would like to see this book updated in the near future, as the final chapter briefly covers the steroid era. Clearly a lot has happened since then, which surely must be reflected in the Archives by now.