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George Brace: Baseball’s Foremost Photographer

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The Spitball and the End of the Deadball Era

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Baseball and Cultural Preservation: An Alternative View of the Meaning of Baseball in Japanese-American Community Formation

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Denver and Pueblo: Tales from the Wild, Wild Western League

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