This Too Was America

<p> Cricket in America achieved its greatest acclaim most extensive organization and highest level of competition in Philadelphia in the mid-19th century. The city took upon itself the burden of representing the entire U.S. during the sport's emerging international popularity.</p><p> It was a story of amazing successes abysmal failures and engaging personalities--like John B. King revered to this day as one of the all-time greatest players--and eventual decline and demise. This meticulously researched history examines the origin and rise of a sport's legacy that even in its demise would endure as a lost vision of America's sporting destiny.</p>