Early Baseball in New Orleans
In the 1800s, New Orleans'' local economy evolved from rural-agrarian into urban-industrial. With this transformation came newfound leisure time, which birthed the concept of organized sport. Though first considered a game for children, baseball became New Orleans'' most popular pastime, and by 1859, numerous baseball clubs had been established in the city. This book traces the development of b...
In the 1800s, New Orleans'' local economy evolved from rural-agrarian into urban-industrial. With this transformation came newfound leisure time, which birthed the concept of organized sport. Though first considered a game for children, baseball became New Orleans'' most popular pastime, and by 1859, numerous baseball clubs had been established in the city. This book traces the development of b...
