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Description of  The First Fall Classic: The Red Sox, the Giants, and the Cast of Players, Pugs, and Politicos who Reinvented the World Series in 1912

Traces how the 1912 competition between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants elevated the World Series to a national obsession, describing the contributions of such figures as "Smoky Joe" Wood, Christy Mathewson, and Teddy Roosevelt.