Led by the colourful pitcher Dizzy Dean, the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals personified depression-era America. The players were underpaid and their uniforms torn and dirty, yet they went on to win the World Series in 1934.
The era of free agency in Major League Baseball ensured that it would be difficult to keep star teams together year after year. The 1976... Læs mere
At the end of the 1970s, Whitey Herzog was given free rein to rebuild the St. Louis Cardinals, to embrace the new running game trend in the... Læs mere
For the St Louis Cardinals and their fans, there was a great deal of uncertainty going into the 1985 season. But bleak... Læs mere
Curriculum and the American Rural School traces the origins of American school curriculum, and subsequently contextualizes it within the history of rural school curriculum in the United States since the mid-1800s. Doug Feldmann examines modern issues pertinent to the rural sch...
In 1953, August A Busch purchased the St Louis Cardinals for nearly four million dollars. His dream included not only the best players money could buy but... Læs mere
Chronicles the Chicago Cubs' 1935 season and the many on- and off-field events that impacted the game for years to come. Fans who had once turned... Læs mere