Summertime and Recreation
Primary Source Sets

Specific artifacts (images, manuscripts, maps, sound files) with analysis tools help students think like historians about a particular historical event or phenomenon.

Cover of the Spanish-American edition of “Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide”

Baseball: Across a Divided Society

Song sheets, video clips, images, trading cards, and photographs tell the story of how baseball emerged as the American national pastime. Featured primary source items show Americans from different backgrounds and social experiences embracing the sport.

Last Updated: 06/29/2009

Summertime and Recreation Primary Source Sets

Baseball: Across a Divided Society

Summertime and Recreation
Primary Source Sets