Ambassadors in Pinstripes : The Spalding World Tour And the Birth of American...

by Thomas W. Zeiler

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Ambassadors in Pinstripes : The Spalding World Tour And the Birth of American Empire, Paperback by Zeiler, Thomas W., ISBN 0742551695, ISBN-13 9780742551695, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Zeiler (history, U. of Colorado, Boulder) relates how, in 1888 and 1889, two baseball teams, toured the world under the sponsorship of Albert Spalding, and places their story in the context of American imperialism. He describes their "expression" of free enterprise, modern communication and transport, culture, and nationalistic values. He discusses the teams in the context of market capitalism and business ethics while in Chicago, ideas about the new American West and transportation and communications as he follows them to Hawaii, questions of identity while in Europe, and nationalism upon their return to the US. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
• Year: 2006
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9780742551695
• Condition: Fine

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