High-flying birds : the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals /
"Mileur provides a game-by-game account of the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals, world champions and the winningest team in franchise history. He recounts the team's close pennant race against the Brooklyn Dodgers and World Series victory over the New York Yankees, while conveying the physical and...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia, Mo :
University of Missouri Press,
©2009.
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Colección: | Sports and American culture series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. War Comes to Baseball; Chapter 2. Winter of Uncertainty, Spring of Hope; Chapter 3. Baby Birds Leave the Nest; Chapter 4. The Not So Merry May; Chapter 5. The Swoon in June; Chapter 6. Fireworks in July; Chapter 7. Darkness before the Dawn; Chapter 8. The Cardinals Take Wing; Chapter 9. Flying High into the Stretch; Chapter 10. Down to the Wire; Chapter 11. On the Big Stage; Chapter 12. World's Champion; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.