Bat, Ball, and Bible - Demotte, Charles
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Bat, Ball, and Bible chronicles the collision of moral and social forces in the argument over playing baseball on Sunday or upholding New York¿s blue laws, meant to restrict social activities and maintain Sunday¿s traditional standing as a day of religious observation. Baseball was at the center of this conflict, which led to social and moral upheaval at a time when New York was already undergoing rapid changes. Bat, Ball, and Bible is not solely about baseball; rather it illuminates one of the earliest instances of a ¿culture war¿ whose effects are still being felt today.

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Bat, Ball, and Bible chronicles the collision of moral and social forces in the argument over playing baseball on Sunday or upholding New York¿s blue laws, meant to restrict social activities and maintain Sunday¿s traditional standing as a day of religious observation. Baseball was at the center of this conflict, which led to social and moral upheaval at a time when New York was already undergoing rapid changes. Bat, Ball, and Bible is not solely about baseball; rather it illuminates one of the earliest instances of a ¿culture war¿ whose effects are still being felt today.
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CHARLES DEMOTTE teaches sociology and anthropology at SUNY Cortland. He received his PhD in history from the University of Kansas in 1977 and is the author of The Inner Side of History (1997), as well as numerous articles on baseball and American culture. He lives in Freeville, New York.