Right Off The Bat: Baseball Ballads is a collection of poems and songs about the sport of baseball, written by William Frederick Kirk and originally published in 1911. The book features 50 ballads that celebrate the joys and struggles of the game, from the excitement of hitting a home run to the disappointment of striking out. The poems are written in a lively and humorous style, capturing the spirit of the sport and the characters who play it. The book includes illustrations by artist Dan Sayre Groesbeck, and an ...
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Right Off The Bat: Baseball Ballads is a collection of poems and songs about the sport of baseball, written by William Frederick Kirk and originally published in 1911. The book features 50 ballads that celebrate the joys and struggles of the game, from the excitement of hitting a home run to the disappointment of striking out. The poems are written in a lively and humorous style, capturing the spirit of the sport and the characters who play it. The book includes illustrations by artist Dan Sayre Groesbeck, and an introduction by baseball writer Ring Lardner. Right Off The Bat: Baseball Ballads is a charming and entertaining tribute to America's favorite pastime, and a must-read for any baseball fan.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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