In the 1880s, New York railroad magnate Alexander Cassatt looked at a map of America's East Coast and decided that he could overcome a challenge of geography if

"The New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk line"--Back cover.

In the 1880s, New York railroad magnate Alexander Cassatt looked at a map of America’s East Coast and decided that he could overcome a challenge of geography

By 1900 Maryland's Eastern Shore, along the western side of the Delmarva Peninsula, was acknowledged in the national press as a hotbed of baseball activity. By