But Didn't We Have Fun?: An Informal History of Baseball's Pioneer Era, 1843-1870But Didn't We Have Fun? covers a period in the early days of baseball that even those who think they know everything about the popular American sport do not know. Peter Morris--an indefatigable researcher and brilliant chronicler, and winner of both the S |
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