Mover and shaker : Walter O'Malley, the Dodgers, and baseball's westward expansion /

One of the most influential and controversial team owners in professional sports history, Walter O'Malley (1903-79) is best remembered-and still reviled by many-for moving the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Yet much of the O'Malley story leading up to the Dodgers' move is unkno...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCue, Andy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]
Temas:
O'Malley, Walter, > 1903-1979.
Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball team)
Baseball team owners > United States > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Sports.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Baseball team owners.
United States.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Hitler, Stalin, Walter O'Malley; 1. From County Mayo to Montague Street; 2. From Gowanus to Montague Street; 3. Under New Management; 4. Learning the Business; 5. Buying Out Rickey; 6. Running the Team; 7. A New Stadium
  • Economics; 8. A New Stadium
  • Politics; 9. The Laughingstock of the Country; 10. Now I Learn It's Been Controversial for Years; 11. In Court; 12. A Monument to the O'Malleys; 13. Loose Ends; 14. The Most Powerful Man in Baseball; 15. A Totally Different Person
  • 16. Peter17. Marvin Miller and Andy Messersmith; 18. Bottom of the Ninth; 19. Postgame; Source Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

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