Not only was it probably the most cutthroat pennant race in baseball history; it was also a struggle to define how baseball would be played. This book re-creates the rowdy, season-long 1897 battle between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Beaneaters. The Orioles had acquired a reputation as the dirtiest team in baseball. Future Hall of Famers John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, and "Foxy" Ned Hanlon were proven winners--but their nasty tactics met with widespread disapproval among fans. So it was that their pennant race with the comparatively saintly Beaneaters took on a decidedly moralistic...
Not only was it probably the most cutthroat pennant race in baseball history; it was also a struggle to define how baseball would be played. This book...
An acknowledged classic, this work is a well-researched and entertaining history of the Irish in the United States. The author's goal in writing the book was to explore those areas in which the Irish have made a significant contribution to American culture, including politics, religion, literature, drama, and such specialized activities as prizefighting and law enforcement. The text is highlighted by twenty-one photographs.
An acknowledged classic, this work is a well-researched and entertaining history of the Irish in the United States. The author's goal in writing th...
Shortlisted, Semifinalist, 22nd Annual Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Finalist, Spur Award in western nonfiction biography, Western Writers of America
Revered by many Texans and other Americans as "the People's Senator," Ralph Webster Yarborough (1903-1996) fought for "the little people" in a political career that places him in the ranks of the most influential leaders in Texas history. The only U. S. Senator representing a former Confederate state to vote for every significant piece of modern civil rights legislation, Yarborough became a cornerstone of Lyndon Johnson's...
Shortlisted, Semifinalist, 22nd Annual Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Finalist, Spur Award in western nonfiction biography, Western Writers of...
Not only was it probably the most cutthroat pennant race in baseball history, it was also a struggle to define how baseball would be played. A Game of Brawlre-creates the rowdy, season-long 1897 battle between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Beaneaters. The Orioles had acquired a reputation as the dirtiest team in baseball. Future Hall of Famers John McGraw, Wee Willie Keeler, and Foxy Ned Hanlon were proven winners but their nasty tactics met with widespread disapproval among fans. So it was that their pennant race with the comparatively saintly Beaneaters took on a decidedly...
Not only was it probably the most cutthroat pennant race in baseball history, it was also a struggle to define how baseball would be played. A G...
