The Armchair Book of Baseball
Author : John Thorn
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File Size : 33,54 MB
Release : 1991-02-03
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ISBN : 9780517061701
Author : John Thorn
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Page : pages
File Size : 33,54 MB
Release : 1991-02-03
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ISBN : 9780517061701
Author : John Thorn
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 22,22 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780684184821
A collection of articles and commentaries about America's favorite pastime, features bestselling writers such as Thomas Boswell, James Michener, and Philip Roth, and sportswriters including Roger Angell, Roger Kahn, and Jim Murray
Author : John Thorn
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Page : 832 pages
File Size : 33,9 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Baseball
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Here are the heavy hitters of baseball writing and reporting, the raconteurs and the players of America?s favorite game, all in one big, entertaining volume that no fan can do without.
Author : John Thorn
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 47,65 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781578660049
Here are fascinating glimpses of the history of America's national pastime from an all-star lineup including Walt Whitman, E.L. Doctorow, John Updike, Philip Roth and Garrison Keillor. Revel in another ear through Walt Whitman's report of a rugged game played before the Civil War. Relive how Candy Cummings perfected the first curve ball, how baseball drew the color line in1 887, and how Bob Carroll uncovered Nate Colbert's hidden RBI record in 1972. All this and much, much more.
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Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,67 MB
Release : 1987
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Author : John Thorn
Publisher : Maxwell Macmillan
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 13,14 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780020547211
Author : John Thorn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 13,21 MB
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0743294041
Think you know how the game of baseball began? Think again. Forget Abner Doubleday and Cooperstown. Did baseball even have a father--or did it just evolve from other bat-and-ball games? John Thorn, baseball's preeminent historian, examines the creation story of the game and finds it all to be a gigantic lie. From its earliest days baseball was a vehicle for gambling, a proxy form of class warfare. Thorn traces the rise of the New York version of the game over other variations popular in Massachusetts and Philadelphia. He shows how the sport's increasing popularity in the early decades of the nineteenth century mirrored the migration of young men from farms and small towns to cities, especially New York. Full of heroes, scoundrels, and dupes, this book tells the story of nineteenth-century America, a land of opportunity and limitation, of glory and greed--all present in the wondrous alloy that is our nation and its pastime.--From publisher description.
Author : Paul Adomites
Publisher : Publications International
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 11,78 MB
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781412715621
The Armchair Reader series will entertain and enlighten with little-known anecdotes, untold stories, fascinating facts, lists, and behind-the-scenes information. The Readers innovative approach and unique style will capture the baseball fans interest like never before. Whos the fastest pitcher that ever was? What was the greatest comeback in a single game? Which Little League stars became major-league superstars? Even people who think they know the facts will be captivated by this unique and colorful slant on the stories.
Author : John Thorn
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 39,91 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Sports & Recreation
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Contains more than fifty pieces from the sport's best players, writers, and fans.
Author : John Thorn; James Stevenson; Bernie Fuchs
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,76 MB
Release : 1997
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ISBN : 9781578660049