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Nothing matches the energy of Opening Day: a celebration of springtime, of renewed dreams, and of national heroes past, present, and future. From the games earliest days in the nineteenth century through today, baseball has served as a pathway for minority groups to learn and understand American values.

As a complement to the groundbreaking 2014 exhibition Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American, the National Museum of American Jewish History has published this 256-page hardbound volume featuring over 40 evocative, compelling, and touching essays by a notable array of authors, sportswriters, former players, and commentators, as well as 143 stunning photographs chronicling the history of the game.