The House That Beards Built
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From 1914 through the nineteen fifties, a religious colony called the House of David took the baseball world by barnstorm, traveling the country, selling out stadiums, and beating everyone from local teams to World Series Champs. Barred from the major leagues on religious grounds, the “Jesus boys of baseball” worked from the outside the system, expanding America’s pastime and the country itself in new directions through inclusivity and innovation.
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