Casey at the bat, a ballad of the Republic, sung in the year 1888, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer ; illustrated by Christopher Bing
Type
Label
Casey at the bat, a ballad of the Republic, sung in the year 1888, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer ; illustrated by Christopher Bing
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Casey at the bat
Oclc number
48159313
Responsibility statement
by Ernest Lawrence Thayer ; illustrated by Christopher Bing
Sub title
a ballad of the Republic, sung in the year 1888
Summary
Text is presented as a "newly discovered, " 100-year-old scrapbook into which newspaper articles, including Thayer's poem and other memorabilia, have been pasted, recording not only the events of the day--Casey's ninth-inning strikeout and the Mudville nine's four-to-two defeat--but also a broader view of the baseball world in 1888
Target audience
juvenile