Baseball and the American Dream

A fascinating look at how America's favorite sport has both reflected and shaped social, economic, and

Robert Elias

Preface, Prologue, The Missing Ball Thrower, Introduction: American Dreams, Part I. Dreams of Diversity: Race, Ethnicity, and Baseball, Part II. Material Dreams: Class, Economics, and Baseball, Part III. Gendered Dreams: Women and Baseball, Bibliography, About the Contributors, Index