Publisher:New York ; Toronto : Simon & Schuster, c2011.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Anointing Abner -- Four fathers, two roads -- The cradle of baseball -- The cauldron of baseball -- War in heaven -- A national pastime -- The big idea -- Union and brotherhood -- Sporting goods and higher thought -- The gospel of baseball -- The white city and the golden West -- The religion of baseball.