The Presidents and the Pastime : The History of Baseball and the White House /
"An historical yet also anecdotal and episodic examination of the unique relationship between the U.S. presidency and America's national pastime"--
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
2018.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Beginnings; 2. Power of Two; 3. Triple Play; 4. "The Champ"; 5. The Accidental President; 6. "From the Heart of America"; 7. "The First Irish Brahmin"; 8. Larger Than Life; 9. Nixon's the One; 10. "Friendship, a Perfect Blendship!"; 11. From Softball to Hardball; 12. The Gipper; 13. The Baseball Lifer; 14. Our Man Bill; 15. W.; 16. The Pioneer; 17. The Donald and the Game; Bibliography; Index; About Curt Smith; Illustrations.