Henderson traces the origins of ball sports to religious rites in ancient Egypt and debunks the myth that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in 1839.
- ISBN10 0252069927
- ISBN13 9780252069925
- Publish Date 12 April 2001 (first published 1 May 1974)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Illinois Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 248
- Language English