THE FIRST ALL-STAR GAME: Babe Ruth, FDR, and America at the Crossroads

1933. America is still reeling from the crash, breadlines and shanty towns sprawl through the shadows of Chicago. An assassination attempt on FDR leaves the mayor dead. So, to draw America and baseball out of its slump, Arch Ward campaigns to get the Game of the Century to be played at the 1933 World's Fair. 16 pages of photos.