Baseball. Our Game

Burns, Ken, 1953- Baseball. (Added Author). Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Infobase (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.). (Added Author).

Summary: No sport is more American than baseball, but, contrary to popular opinion, the game likely predates the birth of our nation and has substantial roots overseas. This program explores baseball's origins as a folk pastime and depicts the early phases of its complex evolution. Refuting the myth that Civil War general Abner Doubleday single-handedly invented the game, the film looks at parallels in cricket and rounders, brings to light an account of George Washington's men playing "base" at Valley Forge, and follows the growth and codification of baseball through the 1800s into the early 20th century.

Record details

Physical Description: electronic resource (video)
remote
1 streaming video file (115 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], c1994.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 14, 2011. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction to Our Game (1:05) -- Brooklyn's Trolley Dodgers (5:03) -- Baseball (4:55) -- Baseball - America's Character (2:27) -- First Inning - Our Game (5:31) -- Elysian Fields (7:48) -- A People's Game (4:35) -- A People's Game - American Civil War (4:32) -- Division of Feeling - African American Players (1:21) -- Division of Feeling - Women Players (1:37) -- Division of Feeling - Bending the Rules (2:03) -- Baseball is Business Now (9:01) -- The National League (4:35) -- I am Dumb, Harry (4:23) -- Bottom of the First (0:41) -- The Wahoos (4:44) -- The Baseball Messiah (6:57) -- Heroes (6:58) -- My Skin is Against Me (7:52) -- Dog Eat Dog (6:31) -- The Toughest of the Tough (8:32) -- The Little Boy's Game (4:46) -- Credits: Our Game (2:48)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	6 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.