When Baseball Met Big Bill Haywood
An edition of When Baseball Met Big Bill Haywood (2017)
The Battle for Manchester, New Hampshire, 1912-1916
By Scott C. Roper,Stephanie Abbot Roper
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"--