A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006

“is the most complete book on the subject to date...recommended”—Choice; “the definitive work on Cuban baseball”—Library Journal; “through this and other publications, Peter Bjarkman is doing for Cuban baseball what Ry Cooder has done for Cuban music, helping us appreciate the complexity, creativity, and emotions of a people whose culture and politics have long been intertwined with those of the United States but who have often been made invisible by social attitudes or political barriers.”—Sport Literature Association; “The best of a recent spate of books on Cuban baseball, in part because it is so comprehensive and thoroughly researched, but also because it avoids the pre-Revolution bias which has sullied other accounts. Elegantly written, with infectious enthusiasm, and well-illustrated too.”—The Rough Guide to Cuba; “Bjarkman...continues to impress with his passion for the genre”—SABR Bibliography Committee Newsletter; “Bjarkman’s passion for Cuban baseball is clearly evident throughout the entire work. This is a labour of love...masterful...essential...Bjarkman has compiled the most comprehensive and wide-ranging sets of Cuban Baseball stats to be found in any one publication...a valuable, comprehensive, and thoroughly enjoyable volume”—The International Journal of the History of Sport; “A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864–2006 [is] simply the most complete work on the game as it’s played just ninety miles away across the Florida Straits.”—La Prensa del Béisbol Latino (newsletter, SABR Latino Baseball Committee); “an exquisite book...Peter C. Bjarkman, an American in love with our baseball, demonstrates to his readers the beauties of Cuban amateur baseball”—Raúl Arce, Juventud Rebelde; “any casual reader or serious researcher should get a copy Bjarkman’s A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864–2006 for his or her library. I doubt, with little fear of contradiction, that any other volume on the subject offers so much information so lovingly assembled”—Ron Kaplan.