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When Baseball Met Big Bill Haywood

When Baseball Met Big Bill Haywood

The Battle for Manchester, New Hampshire, 1912-1916

By Scott C. Roper,Stephanie Abbot Roper

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Publish Date

2017

Publisher

McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Language

eng

Pages

252

Description:

"In 1912 a nearby strike threatened to unionize the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester, New Hampshire. The company worked to promote company pride and Americanize its foreign-born workers through programs including baseball. Textile Field, built in 1913, was the centerpiece of this effort. Results were mixed and Textile Field became a magnet for conflict with professional baseball"--