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Organized historical facts recounted in American History and its parallel to the evolution of the game of baseball. As the country grew from the late 18th century and into the 19th and the 20th centuries, society developed and the game of baseball grew along with it. The nation's population increased as New York became the epicenter of the young country. Laws were instituted, while the game grew with changes from the post-revolutionary war period through commercialization, industrialization, and urbanization. The organization of the game intertwined with these concepts including new methods of manufacturing enhancement through machinery, and the evolution of the railroad while establishing a symbiotic relationship. The rules of baseball laid down in 1845, (many of which are still part of today's game), became the bedrock of the game. Through the expansion of North America with the Manifest Destiny, the Gold Rush, and the Civil War period, baseball became the "National Pastime" by the mid-19th century. Problems then arose in the form of gambling, which escalated into corruption, playing an important part in the game's early stages of development. Witness the importance of the game in the Reconstruction Era as baseball helped unify the country followed by nationalism that opened the door to segregation. By 1869 baseball shed its amateur status turning into a professional sport. Learn how baseball magnates paralleled the "robber barons" during the Progressive Era, and how Tammany Hall, the most corrupt political organization in NYC's history, play an important part as the game moved into the 20th century. International conflicts and World Wars I and 11, tested the resilience of the game, and dramatically in the aftermath of the attacks on our nation on 9/11, thus bringing us to the development of the game into the 21st century and its impact on our culture. BASEBALL The New York Game is a must-read to understand how the game paralleled US history.
