The age of Ruth and Landis : the economics of baseball during the roaring twenties
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Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2018].
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9780803296824, 0803296827
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Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2018].
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xi, 405 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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9780803296824, 0803296827

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Machine generated contents note: List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Baseball's Interminable Wars 2. The Rise of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis 3. Baseball's Longstanding Gambling Problem 4. The Financial Side of the Game 5. Getting Fans to the Ballpark 6. Trying to Make the Game More Popular 7. Not a Perfect Game 8. The Stars Are Realigned 9. Competitive Balance and Its Discontents 10. Owners versus Players 11. Highly Paid but Exploited Players 12. Hang On, the Minor Leagues' Bumpy Ride 13. Baseball and Ethnic Diversity 14. Hilldale and the Negro Leagues in the 1920s Epilogue: The Roaring Twenties and Major League Baseball Appendix 1: New York Yankees Financial Records Appendix 2: Salary Data Sources Notes Bibliography Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Economic history of Major League Baseball during the pivotal 1920s"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Surdam, D. G., & Haupert, M. J. (2018). The age of Ruth and Landis: the economics of baseball during the roaring twenties . University of Nebraska Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Surdam, David George and Michael J. Haupert. 2018. The Age of Ruth and Landis: The Economics of Baseball During the Roaring Twenties. University of Nebraska Press.

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Surdam, David George and Michael J. Haupert. The Age of Ruth and Landis: The Economics of Baseball During the Roaring Twenties University of Nebraska Press, 2018.

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Surdam, David George,, and Michael J Haupert. The Age of Ruth and Landis: The Economics of Baseball During the Roaring Twenties University of Nebraska Press, 2018.

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