Mrs. Morhard and the boys : one mother's vision, the first boys' baseball league, a nation inspired Cover Image

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Mrs. Morhard and the boys : one mother's vision, the first boys' baseball league, a nation inspired / Ruth Hanford Morhard.

Summary:

"As the Great Depression brought America to the brink of disaster, a devoted single mother in Cleveland, Ohio, wrestled triumph out of adversity by creating a community activity that would inspire the nation. Josephine Morhard's daughter-in-law recounts the extraordinary life and accomplishments of the woman who established the first boys' baseball league in America"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780806538877
ISBN: 0806538872
Physical Description: 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : Citadel Press Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-277)

Formatted Contents Note:

A cruel winter -- The early years -- Making a decision -- On her own -- Bright lights -- The promoter -- The butcher -- Another try, and another -- Hard times -- The game -- Josephine's idea -- Fourteen little Indians -- Growing pains -- Baseball idols -- They will come -- The Junior American League -- The Junior National League -- Conflicts abroad -- The little World Series -- Wartime brings the end -- The reunion.