Robert F Burk: 2 books
Much More Than a Game
Players, Owners, and American Baseball since 1921
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2003
To most Americans, baseball is just a sport; but to those who own baseball teams--and those who play on them--our national pastime is much more than a game. In this book, Robert Burk traces the turbulent labor history of American baseball since 1921. His comprehensive, readable account details the...
Never Just a Game
Players, Owners, and American Baseball to 1920
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
America's national pastime has been marked from its inception by bitter struggles between owners and players over profit, power, and prestige. In this book, the first installment of a highly readable, comprehensive labor history of baseball, Robert Burk describes the evolution of the ballplaying work...