The American hat economy before the game had a cap at all, from beaver felt to the silk top hat.
Before there was a baseball cap there was a hat trade: beaver felt, silk top hats, and a young country already using headwear to signal class and work. This opening chapter sets the stage for everything the cap would later inherit.
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