9780199795130
The betrayal : the 1919 World Series and the birth of modern baseball
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A new account of one of the most famous scandals in sports history shows how the 1919 fixing of the World Series forever changed the way America's pastime was both managed and perceived.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at OWWL.
Current holds
0 current holds with 1 total copy.| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Public Library | 796.357 FOU (Text) Adult Nonfiction |
52141300423984 |
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Record details
- ISBN: 9780199795130 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0199795134 (hbk.)
- Physical Description: viii, 290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Formerly CIP. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: The Black Sox were only a part of it -- "Honorable Joes" -- The Prince of Fixers -- Baseball at war -- Brothers and enemies -- The conversations -- Losing the Series -- The end of the Series -- The cover-up begins -- The newspapers try to figure it out -- "It Ain't True, Is It Joe?" -- The Judge -- Judgment -- Timeless Joe -- Epilogue. |
| Summary, etc.: | A new account of one of the most famous scandals in sports history shows how the 1919 fixing of the World Series forever changed the way America's pastime was both managed and perceived. |
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| Genre: | History. |