books.google.com - One particular American sport arguably surpasses all others in reflecting U.S. society: the national pastime -- baseball. Roger Angell has suggested, "Baseball seems to have been invented solely for the purpose of explaining all other things in life". It has uniquely mirrored the trends within our culture...http://books.google.com/books/about/Baseball_and_the_American_Dream.html?id=SdFK2VjTcjwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBaseball and the American Dream