* New reference source

December 11, 2008

Google Books now includes magazines.

A quick search for the phrase “baseball” returns almost 1,300 hits, including such sources as Ebony, Jet, Baseball Digest, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics (going all the way back to the early 1900s), and New York Magazine. Presumably more publications will be added.

If nothing else, it’s an interesting look to see how African-American publications covered the game. A May, 2001 issue of Jet features a piece titled “Black Baseball Players Reveal How They Stay On Top Of Their Game.” Forgive me for being flip, but I would have imagined all athletes pretty much go about things the same way, with variations based more on individual tastes rather than ethnic identity.

Read more about this new service here.

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