The pride of Havana : a history of Cuban baseball /
From the first amateur leagues of the 1860s to the exploits of Livan and Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, this text is a comprehensive history of baseball in Cuba. The book traces the arc of the game, intertwining its heroes with the politics, music, dance, and literature of the Cuban people.
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| Language: | English |
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New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2001.
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; 1 First Pitch; 2 The Last Game; 3 From a House Divided to a Full House; 4 A Cuban Belle Époque; 5 The Golden Age; 6 The Great Amateur Era; 7 The Revival of the Cuban League; 8 The Age of Gold; 9 Baseball and Revolution; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
