Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History - Hardcover

Murphy, Cait

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060889373 ISBN 13: 9780060889371

Verlag: Smithsonian Books, 2007

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Book by Cait Murphy

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"Entertaining and meticulously researched." -- Wall Street Journal

"Beguiling" -- Raleigh News & Observer

Crazy '08 is simply a delight, required reading for all fans of baseball in Chicago.----Chicago Tribune

"picturesque details are what make...Crazy '08 such a fun and revealing journey through the early days of baseball."----Sports Illustrated

"Entertaining and meticulously researched."--Wall Street Journal

"Beguiling"--Raleigh News & Observer

"[W]orthy to stand alongside The Glory of Their Times..., out in front."--Raleigh News & Observer

A penetrating look at the dead-ball era, when the game truly was the national pastime. A-----Entertainment Weekly

"If you are any kind of fan, you ought to relish and revel in this wonderful book"----Washington Times

"[A] rollicking tour... will fascinate students of baseball... cause today's Cub fans to experience an unaccustomed feeling---pride..."--New York Times Book Review

Reseña del editor:

A chronicle of the historical 1908 baseball season documents the contributions of numerous personalities who shaped the game, from Detroit outfielder Ty Cobb to New York pitcher Christy Matthewson, in an account that also explores how the sport was influenced by crooked politics, crime, and everyday Americans. 20,000 first printing.

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• Verlag: Smithsonian Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060889373
• ISBN 13: 9780060889371
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 368