Selling Baseball: How Superstars George Wright and Albert Spalding Impacted Sports in America

Selling Baseball breathes fresh energy into baseball’s humble beginnings with this captivating tale of two vibrant personalities whose rivalry cum friendship was integral to the rise of the professional game. It’s a fascinating look back on the sport’s early years and its rapid transformation into the national pastime.

Jeffrey Orens is the author of The Soul of Genius: Marie Curie, Albert Einstein and the Meeting that Changed the Course of Science which was favorably reviewed by the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Science, and other outlets, including a starred Booklist review. He is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research and his work has appeared in History Magazine, True West Magazine, and other historical publications.