Jim Halloran

Jim Halloran is a lifelong baseball fan who is also an educator and has authored four professional and four college and high school textbooks. He is a resident of Madison, Georgia. If you have a family baseball tradition or story, contact him at jim@baseballandamerica.com

Books by Jim Halloran

Baseball and America: Updated and Expanded Second Edition

Author Jim Halloran chronicled all of baseball’s impact on American history -and vice versa- in his widely popular first book, Baseball and America, released in 2018 by TriMark Press. He returns to his favorite subject in his newly released Baseball and America, Second Edition, to discuss Covid 19’s impact on the game, the death and legacy of Hank Aaron as well as an expanded focus on the Negro Leagues and the All American Association of Girls Professional Baseball League.

Throughout the 158-page book, readers will enjoy the stories of the players, teams, managers and owners from the early days of baseball alongside the historical events that occurred in the USA over the past 150 years with over 250 pages of photographs.

*In addition, enjoy a free electronic synopsis of Decade I, 1950 – 1959, from 7 Decades of Pennant Races. A year to year look of both leagues, each team and their notable players.*

Buy on Amazon or visit Jim’s website at baseballandamerica.com to purchase a signed copy.

Baseball and America (2018)

Baseball has been a part of America s history for 150 years; it s embedded in its toughest times and helped it heal when not much else would do. It s also responsible for uniting people of all ages, races, and religions across the nation to support a favorite team.
Baseball and America is a celebration of those times. A celebration of the nostalgia certain players and teams evoke for older fans, while also teaching a newer generation about the different hardships baseball and America have faced together.
Full of history, photographs, and trivia Baseball and America is the perfect teaching tool for those curious about America’s pastime.

*Includes an 8 page portfolio of 17 player portrait art by Mike Schacht*

“This book is truly great. For those who are older, if you remember the Ken Burns book, Baseball: An Illustrated History, it’s very much like that, and in some ways, even better.” – —Sean Holtz, owner of Baseball Almanac, a prominent baseball authority

“Baseball and America is great no matter how old or young you are. To borrow a baseball phrase, it touches them all. The perfect book for any old school baseball fan or for anyone just learning about the game. It s also fun if you just like history and not baseball. A great way to bring family together and learn about our American Pastime.” —Mike Nabors; National Sports writer and broadcast journalist, Emmy, Telly and Associated Press Award Winner

“Jim has written a well researched and informative rendition of our National Pastime. For the NOW generation, don t miss out about baseball s historic past; Ruth, Gehrig, Cy Young, Hornsby, the Yakees, Koufax, Bonds and so many more who have left an indelible impression on The Game. Learn, enjoy, as it only gets better.” —Steve Hertz; National Junior College Baseball Hall of Fame Coach, former MLB player.

“An inherently fascinating and impressively informative sports history, “Baseball and America” is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, community, college and university library collections.” – Midwest Book Review