Texts
HI 301 History of Baseball
The texts for the course can be purchased at the University Bookstore, Textbook Corner, and the Town Crier in downtown Emporia.
| Author | Title | Publisher/Copyright Date |
| Benjamin G. Rader | Baseball: A History of the Game (2nd Edition) | Illinois, 2002 |
| Robert Peterson | Only the Ball Was White | Oxford, 1970 |
| Robert W. Creamer | Babe: The Legend Comes to Life | Simon and Schuster, 1992 |
| John C. Chalberg | Rickey & Robinson: The Preacher, the Player, and America's Game | Harlan Davidson, 2000 |
HI 740 History of Baseball
| Author | Title | Publisher/Copyright Date |
| Benjamin G. Rader | Baseball: A History of the Game | Illinois, 2002 |
| Robert Peterson | Only the Ball Was White | Oxford, 1970 |
| Robert W. Creamer | Babe: The Legend Comes to Life | Simon and Schuster, 1992 |
| John C. Chalberg | Rickey & Robinson: The Preacher, the Player, and America's Game | Harlan Davidson, 2000 |
| Roger Kahn | The Boys of Summer | Harper and Row, 1987 |
The books can be purchased online at Abebooks and Amazon as well as E. R. Hamilton Booksellers another online book service.