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Retaining its original embossed purple cloth binding with gilt Art Deco decoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurning the pages feels like stepping directly into the pulse of Jazz Age America — where Civil War cannons thunder across Charleston Harbor, President Wilson delivers his historic war message before Congress, heavyweight champions battle beneath glaring ring lights, and the giants of early professional baseball stare out from the pages in oversized portrait form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe sports section is particularly extraordinary, featuring Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Walter Johnson, Frank Frisch, Max Carey, Charlie Grimm, Joe Judge, and numerous other legendary ballplayers shown in full action poses and richly toned photographic portraits from baseball’s golden age. 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