Tales from the deadball era : Ty Cobb, home run Baker, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and the wildest times in baseball history /

The Deadball Era (1901û1920) is a baseball fanÆs dream. Hope and despair, innocence and cynicism, and levity and hostility blended then to create an air of excitement, anticipation, and concern for all who entered the confines of a major league ballpark. Cheating for the sake of victory earned resp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Halfon, Mark S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]
Temas:
1900-1999
Baseball > United States > History > 20th century.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Baseball.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART 1: DEADBALL ERA HIGHLIGHTS; 1. Big League Cheating; 2. Baseball at the Turn of the Century; 3. A Pitchers' Paradise; 4. Inside Baseball; 5. Rowdyism; PART 2: DEADBALL ERA STANDOUTS; 6. Little Napoleon; 7. The Georgia Peach; 8. The Big Train; 9. A Game for the Ages; PART 3: BEYOND THE DEADBALL ERA; 10. Baseball at the Crossroads; 11. The Black Sox Scandals; 12. The Black Sox Myth; Postscript; Photo gallery; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z.

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