Reddit reviews The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America's Game
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The American Association existed almost solely to sell beer. The National League didn't allow beer sales, or play on Sundays. The AA appealed to the common man. There's a great book about it.
There's a whole book about this. I just saw it in a bookstore yesterday:
The Summer of Beer and Whiskey
I really liked The Summer of Whiskey and Beer by Edward Achorn. It's non-fiction about the game in the late 19th century.
For anyone who loves this era, I highly recommend The Summer of Beer and Whiskey. One of my all-time favorite books.
Edward Achorn. Here's a link to the book.
A lot of good books on this. I didn't see this one in the list of sources. Check it out if you're interested.