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Pepper Martin: A Baseball Biography by Thomas Barthel 9780786416028
Booksplease Price: €27.07Pepper Martin, the "Wild Horse of the Osage," is most famous for having dominated the October 1931 World Series--stealing bases, sliding on his chest, making diving catches, and driving in runs. He... -
Babe Ruth and the Creation of the Celebrity Athlete by Thomas Barthel 9781476665320
RRP: €34.50Booksplease Price: €29.98From his first year in the majors, George Herman "Babe" Ruth knew he could profit from celebrity. Babe Ruth Cigars in 1915 marked his first attempt to cash in. Traded to the Yankees in 1920, he... -
Opening the East River: John Newton and the Blasting of Hell Gate by Thomas Barthel 9781476682983
RRP: €26.17Booksplease Price: €23.31After the Civil War, the New York City's East River was a massive unsolved and dangerous navigation problem. A major waterway into and out of the Harbor--where customs revenue equaled 42 percent... -
Baseball Barnstorming and Exhibition Games, 1901-1962: A History of Off-Season Major League Play by Thomas Barthel 9780786428113
RRP: €26.17Booksplease Price: €23.31Until 1947, professional ball players were paid only from opening day to season's end. Even during the season, a lot of their expenses came out of their own pockets. Even the best-paid players had... -
Abner Doubleday by 9780786445615
RRP: €26.17Booksplease Price: €23.31While Abner Doubleday is remembered primarily, and mistakenly, for having "invented" baseball (he did not), it was his selfless exercise of duty to his nation that should be honored. Following his...