wyszukanych pozycji: 9
Billy Southworth: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Manager and Ballplayer
ISBN: 9780786468478 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Billy Southworth was the most successful major league baseball manager of the 1940s including the three straight years in which his St. Louis Cardinal teams won more than 100 games. He won three National League pennants with the Cardinals and one with the Boston Braves, and his .597 winning percentage is the fifth highest in baseball history. But Southworth was dogged by demons off the field, including the deaths of three children. On the field, his achievements were minimized by many because they occurred during the war years when the baseball talent level was below par. When he finally got...
Billy Southworth was the most successful major league baseball manager of the 1940s including the three straight years in which his St. Louis Cardinal...
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Charlie Gehringer: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Tigers Second Baseman
ISBN: 9780786435746 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 209 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Charlie Gehringer was the best second baseman of his era, and one of the best ever. A tireless worker with an uncanny ability to focus on the task at hand, he made himself into an outstanding fielder and perhaps the greatest two-strike hitter of all time. His drive soon earned him the nickname Mechanical Man, and it reflected a deep-seated sense of devotion to all that he committed himself to, both on and off of the field. This work follows Gehringers career from the day a scout spotted him on the sandlots of Michigan in 1923 to his induction into the Hall of Fame in 1949 and into his life...
Charlie Gehringer was the best second baseman of his era, and one of the best ever. A tireless worker with an uncanny ability to focus on the task at ...
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Showdown at the 1964 Democratic Convention: Lyndon Johnson, Mississippi and Civil Rights
ISBN: 9780786461615 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the summer of 1964, three forces converged at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, each with the potential to shake the moorings of traditional democracy: the all-white segregationist delegation from Mississippi, a mostly black delegation determined to unseat the segregationists, and President Lyndon Johnson, who had signed the civil rights bill but wanted to avoid trouble that could jeopardize his chances of carrying the South in the November election. These groups struggled to reach a "compromise" that in the end epitomized sheer political power and its...
In the summer of 1964, three forces converged at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, each with the potential to shake the...
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187,69 zł |
Frank Robinson: A Baseball Biography
ISBN: 9780786475612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Frank Robinson was one of the greatest baseball players of the 20th century. He was Rookie of the Year for the Cincinnati Reds in 1956, won the Triple Crown in 1966, led the Baltimore Orioles to four World Series appearances, and is the only player in baseball history to be voted Most Valuable Player in both the American and National leagues. When his playing career was over, he became the first black manager in both leagues and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1982. Amid these accomplishments, he continually strived for recognition--as if he had something to prove--and as a manager...
Frank Robinson was one of the greatest baseball players of the 20th century. He was Rookie of the Year for the Cincinnati Reds in 1956, won the Triple...
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Wicked Curve: The Life and Troubled Times of Grover Cleveland Alexander
ISBN: 9780786424122 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. When in 1911 Phillies pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander set the National League record for wins by a rookie (28), it was a sign of things to come. Alexander went on to win 373 games over his 20?year career, the third highest total in major league history, and he would lead the league in ERA four times, shutouts seven times, complete games six times, and wins six times. But he also became a deeply troubled man. After the Shell-Shocked pitcher returned from World War I, he would battle alcoholism, epilepsy, and personal demons that damaged his reputation and proved disastrous for his life...
When in 1911 Phillies pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander set the National League record for wins by a rookie (28), it was a sign of things to come. Al...
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A Biographical Dictionary of Major League Baseball Managers
ISBN: 9780786447039 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this dictionary of major league baseball managers John C. Skipper provides biographical details of more than 500 men who have managed teams over the past 125 years. The examples cited cover managers of widely varying levels of competence.
In this dictionary of major league baseball managers John C. Skipper provides biographical details of more than 500 men who have managed teams over th...
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The 1964 Republican Convention: Barry Goldwater and the Beginning of the Conservative Movement
ISBN: 9780786498086 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Arizona senator Barry Goldwater was a staunch conservative more interested in advancing the conservative cause than running for president. A "Draft Goldwater" campaign three years in the making catapulted him to the Republican nomination in 1964, despite bitter opposition within the party. He was defeated in a landslide by Lyndon Johnson but the right had established itself as a reinvigorated force in the years to come. This is a chronicle of the 1964 Republican convention and the beginnings of the modern conservative movement.
Arizona senator Barry Goldwater was a staunch conservative more interested in advancing the conservative cause than running for president. A "Draft Go...
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Roosevelt's Revolt: The 1912 Republican Convention and the Launch of the Bull Moose Party
ISBN: 9781476667010 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 237 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The 1912 presidential election is the only one in American history in which candidates included a president, a former president and a future president. This volume offers an analysis of this historic election campaign.
The 1912 presidential election is the only one in American history in which candidates included a president, a former president and a future president...
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Redondo Beach Police Department
ISBN: 9781531654085 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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138,39 zł |