Early Innings : A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908

This compilation of 120 primary writings documents baseball's first century, from a loosely organized village social event to the arrival of the National League. Collecting from a wide range of sources-including newspaper accounts, letters, folk poetry, songs, and annual guides-Dean A. Sullivan of Fairfax, Virginia, progresses chronologically from the earliest known baseball reference (1825) to the creation of the Doubleday Myth (1908).Sullivan, Dean A. is the author of 'Early Innings : A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908', published 2005 under ISBN 9780756788919 and ISBN 0756788919.