Early Baseball in New Orleans

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Early Baseball in New Orleans is written by S. Derby Gisclair and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1476635986 (ISBN 10) and 9781476635989 (ISBN 13).

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 baseball in New Orleans from its earliest recorded games in 1859 through the end of the 19th century, with a particular focus on the New Orleans Pelicans.