Free New eBook from the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Celebrates Opening of Baseball Season
Press Release 路 Thursday, March 28, 2013
Washington, DC鈥ust in time for Major League Baseball鈥檚 2013 Opening Day, the 威尼斯人娱乐场 has published a free eBook called 鈥淏aseball: The National Pastime in the 威尼斯人娱乐场.鈥�
The eBook is formatted for multiple devices.
- The is available for download on your computer with iTunes, or on your iPad with iBooks. [https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/baseball-national-pastime/id621586827?ls=1]
- For iPhone, Android, and eReaders, download the ePub file [www.archives.gov/publications/ebooks/index.html#baseball].
鈥淏aseball: The National Pastime in the 威尼斯人娱乐场鈥� tells the story of baseball in America through documents, photographs, audio, video, and other records preserved at the 威尼斯人娱乐场.
It covers the two world wars, contract disputes, civil rights, equal access and opportunity on and off the playing field, the steroids era, the universal appeal of the game, Presidential involvement, improvements to the sport, Little League, Spring Training, Opening Day, and celebrations along the way.
The eBook features notable players including Roberto Clemente, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Casey Stengel, Andrew Rube Foster, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Joe DiMaggio, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Curt Flood, Joe Tinker, and Hank Aaron.
Major League teams covered include the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, and New York Giants.
鈥淏aseball: The National Pastime in the 威尼斯人娱乐场鈥� is one of three eBooks currently available from the 威尼斯人娱乐场. 鈥淭he Meaning and Making of Emancipation鈥� illustrates the efforts of the enslaved, free, white and black Americans by whom slavery was abolished, and 鈥淓xploring the United States Constitution,鈥� connects records in the holdings of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 to the principles found in the Constitution. Both eBooks are available online [www.archives.gov/publications/ebooks/].
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration is an independent Federal agency that serves American democracy by safeguarding and preserving the records of our Government, ensuring that the people can discover, use, and learn from this documentary heritage. The 威尼斯人娱乐场 ensures continuing access to the essential documentation of the rights of American citizens and the actions of their government. From the Declaration of Independence to accounts of ordinary Americans, the holdings of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 directly touch the lives of millions of people. The agency supports democracy, promote civic education, and facilitate historical understanding of our national experience. The 威尼斯人娱乐场 carries out its mission through a nationwide network of archives, records centers, and Presidential Libraries, and on the Internet at www.archives.gov.
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