Ivan R. Dee
Pages: 416
Trim: 6¾ x 9¾
978-1-56663-705-3 • Hardback • August 2006 • $28.95 • (£19.99)
Peter Morris won the coveted Seymour Medal of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) for his book Baseball Fever, about early baseball in Michigan. He has also been honored by USA Today Sports Weekly. A graduate of the University of Toronto and Michigan State University, he is now a researcher at the Michigan Public Health Institute and lives in Haslett, Michigan. Visit the author's website (www.petermorrisbooks.com) for more information.
A treasure trove of detail....Owners of the other books must have this, but it stands alone well on its own as a serious baseball fan's guide to behind-the-scenes business concerns.
— Midwest Book Review
Morris' remarkable volume may have set [the] standard for this season and several to follow.
— John Marshall; Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Morris combines learning, precision, and devotion to produce this charming book...This is heaven for fans of the game.
— From the Baseball Roundup; Library Journal
Offering fascinating information on every page, this is a unique resource for baseball historians and serious fans.
— Choice Reviews
Absolutely fantastic.... There is no end to the historical detail, the delightful anecdotes, and the clear explanations.
— Dr. John D. Elgenauer; Super70s.Com—Baseball
Wonderful baseball anecdotes...a comprehensive volume of who-did-what-first adding a necessary human dimension to baseball facts and figures.
— Philadelphia City Paper
Truly amazing.
— Rob Neyer; The Griddle
A splendidly entertaining book.
— Donald Honig
Peter Morris's A Game of Inches is the one that every serious baseball fan must have.
— ESPN the Magazine
It's an everything you ever wanted to know reference source for anyone who truly loves baseball.
— Albany Times Union
An encyclopedic effort....interesting observations.
— John Monaghan; Providence Journal
Majestic in their detail and exemplary in their dedication to scholarship, these books will leave the reader...exhilarated.
— Choice Reviews
An astonishingly well-researched history....You could never do better.
— Keith Olbermann; Msnbc
An astonishingly well-researched history…. You could never do better than…Peter Morris' A Game of Inches.
— Keith Olbermann; Msnbc
The second volume of an acclaimed new essential work of baseball.