Baseball. Our Game / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
No sport is more American than baseball, but, contrary to popular opinion, the game likely predates the birth of our nation and has substantial roots overseas. This program explores baseball's origins as a folk pastime and depicts the early phases of its complex evolution. Refuting the myth tha...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2011]
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| Series: | Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns
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| Genre/Form: | Educational films, Internet videos |
| Summary: | No sport is more American than baseball, but, contrary to popular opinion, the game likely predates the birth of our nation and has substantial roots overseas. This program explores baseball's origins as a folk pastime and depicts the early phases of its complex evolution. Refuting the myth that Civil War general Abner Doubleday single-handedly invented the game, the film looks at parallels in cricket and rounders, brings to light an account of George Washington's men playing "base" at Valley Forge, and follows the growth and codification of baseball through the 1800s into the early 20th century. |
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| Item Description: | Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 14, 2011. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (115 min.) : sound, color, digital file. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: | 6 & up. |