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Whitman Puts "Good Game of Base-Ball" Among Favorite Americana
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| Text | Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass [Brooklyn, Rome Bros], per David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, page 216. In a review of good American experiences, including "approaching Manhattan" and "under Niagara", Whitman puts this line: "Upon the race-course, or enjoying pic-nics or jigs or a good game of base-ball . . . " |
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1855. Whitman Puts "Good Game of Base-Ball" Among Favorite Americana"
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