Peter Morris won the coveted Seymour Medal of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) for his book Baseball Fever, about early baseball in Michigan. He has also been honored by USA Today Sports Weekly. A graduate of the University of Toronto and Michigan State University and a former national and international Scrabble champion, he is now a researcher at the Michigan Public Health Institute and lives in Haslett, Michigan. Visit the author's website (www.petermorrisbooks.com) for more information.
I can't wait for the subsequent volumes.
*Keith Olbermann, News Anchor, Countdown on MSNBC; co-host,
The Dan Patrick Show on ESPN Radio*
Peter Morris's A Game of Inches is the one that every serious
baseball fan must have.
*ESPN the Magazine*
A splendidly entertaining book.
*Donald Honig*
Truly amazing.
*The Griddle*
Wonderful baseball anecdotes...a comprehensive volume of
who-did-what-first adding a necessary human dimension to baseball
facts and figures.
*Philadelphia City Paper*
Every season needs a browser’s delight of a baseball reference
book. Morris’ remarkable volume may have set that standard.
*Seattle Post-Intelligencer*
Absolutely fantastic.... There is no end to the historical detail,
the delightful anecdotes, and the clear explanations.
*Dr. John D. Elgenauer, Super70s.com--Baseball*
Offering fascinating information on every page, this is a unique
resource for baseball historians and serious fans.
*CHOICE*
Morris combines learning, precision, and devotion to produce this
charming book...This is heaven for fans of the game....
*Library Journal*
Morris' remarkable volume may have set [the] standard for this
season and several to follow.
*Seattle Post-Intelligencer*
It's an everything you ever wanted to know reference source for
anyone who truly loves baseball.
*Albany Times Union*
Morris gives the scoop on three- and four-man umpiring crews, the
history of bats, and more.
*USA Today*
An encyclopedic effort....interesting observations.
*Providence Journal*
Clear some fresh space on your bookshelves. One of the all-time
essential reference works for baseball has...arrived.
*Elysian Fields Quarterly*
Majestic in their detail and exemplary in their dedication to
scholarship, these books will leave the reader...exhilarated.
*CHOICE*
You could do no better than Peter Morris' A Game of Inches, an
astonishingly well-researched history.
*Msnbc*
A great source for baseball history.
*Daily News*
Solid piece of near exhaustive research into...crucial aspects of
the development of baseball.
*The Historian*
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