Bibliograph

The devil's snake curve, a fan's notes from left field, Josh Ostergaard

Type

Label

The devil's snake curve, a fan's notes from left field, Josh Ostergaard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-253)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The devil's snake curve

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

858603157

Responsibility statement

Josh Ostergaard

Sub title

a fan's notes from left field

Summary

"The Devil's Snake Curve offers an alternative American history, in which colonialism, jingoism, capitalism, and faith are represented by baseball. Personal and political, it twines Japanese internment camps with the Yankees; Walmart with the Kansas City Royals; and facial hair patterns with militarism, Guantanamo, and the modern security state. An essay, a miscellany, and a passionate unsettling of Josh Ostergaard's relationship with our national pastime, it allows for both the clover of a childhood outfield and the persistence of the game's service to those in power. America and baseball are both hard to love or leave in this, by turns coruscating and heartfelt, debut. Josh Ostergaard holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Minnesota and an MA in cultural anthropology. He has been an urban anthropologist at the Field Museum and now works at Graywolf Press."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Origins -- Machines -- War -- Animals -- Nationalism -- Umpire's rules -- Sources

Creator