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When baseball met Big Bill Haywood : the battle for Manchester, New Hampshire, 1912-1916
- Title
- When baseball met Big Bill Haywood : the battle for Manchester, New Hampshire, 1912-1916 / Scott C. Roper and Stephanie Abbot Roper.
- Author
- Roper, Scott C.
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | GV875.N472 M376 2018 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Roper, Stephanie Abbot
- Description
- viii, 243 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "In 1912 a nearby strike threatened to unionize the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester, New Hampshire. The company worked to promote company pride and Americanize its foreign-born workers through programs including baseball. Textile Field, built in 1913, was the centerpiece of this effort. Results were mixed and Textile Field became a magnet for conflict with professional baseball"--
- Subject
- Haywood, Big Bill, 1869-1928
- Amoskeag Manufacturing Company > History
- Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
- 1900-1999
- Baseball > New Hampshire > Manchester > History
- Labor movement > New Hampshire > Manchester > History
- Textile industry > New Hampshire > Manchester > History
- Baseball
- Labor movement
- Textile industry
- Manchester (N.H.) > History > 20th century
- New Hampshire > Manchester
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-236) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781476665467
- 147666546X
- 9781476630915 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2017043277
- OCLC
- ocn970027468
- 970027468
- SCSB-8935603
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library