The Night Casey Was Born: The True Story Behind the Great American Ballad Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat is a legendary poem about the crushing defeat of a small-town baseball hero.

Casey at the Bat is a legendary poem about the crushing defeat of a small-town baseball hero.

For the first time, John Evangelist Walsh gives the story behind the poem and its young journalist author, as well as its inaugural performance in 1888 in New York's Wallack's Theater. The Night Casey was Born is a portrait of America in the earl