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EPISODE · Dec 22, 2024 · 1H 19M

SHORT SERIES: Baseball in the Gilded Age

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Professor Joan Waugh talked about the rise of baseball as a national activity, spectator event, and business. She described the efforts of baseball club owners to codify the rules of the games, establish a national league, and attract a broad middle class audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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