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  • All for the Union

    The Saga of One Northern Family Fighting the Civil War

    par John A. Simpson ...
    When the South bombarded Fort Sumter in April 1861, the Ellithorpe family in rural New York answered President Lincoln’s call to defend the Union. For the next four years, the two Ellithorpe brothers and two of their brothers-in-law fought in some of the Civil War’s most storied regiments, on nearly every major battlefield in the East. In this utterly unique Civil War history/biography, John A. ... En savoir plus

    $43.99 CAD

  • Hub Perdue

    Clown Prince of the Mound

    par John A. Simpson ...
    A strong-armed devastating spitball pitcher from rural Tennessee who once won 16 games with the Boston Braves, Hub Perdue is better remembered today as one of the clown princes of the Deadball Era. Often compared with fellow player-comedians Germany Schaefer, Nick Altrock, and Rabbit Maranville, Perdue had a quick wit and a rebellious streak that amused teammates but sometimes led to conflicts ... En savoir plus

    $21.99 CAD

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  • Eight Men Out

    The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series

    par Eliot Asinof ...
    A "vividly, excitingly written" classic of baseball history: "The most thorough investigation of the Black Sox scandal on record" ( Chicago Tribune).It was "the most gigantic sporting swindle in the history of America"—the 1919 fix of the World Series and attempted cover-up. Eliot Asinof has reconstructed the entire scene-by-scene story of the fantastic scandal in which eight Chicago White Sox ... En savoir plus

    $19.19 CAD

  • Satchel

    The Life and Times of an American Legend

    par Larry Tye ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The superbly researched, spellbindingly told story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy “Satchel” Paige“Among the rare biographies of an athlete that transcend sports . . . gives us the man as well as the myth.”—The Boston Globe**Few reliable records or news reports survive about players in the Negro Leagues. Through dogged detective work, ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • Ty Cobb

    A Terrible Beauty

    A fascinating and authoritative biography of perhaps the most controversial player in baseball history, Ty Cobb—“The best work ever written on this American sports legend: It’s a major reconsideration of a reputation unfairly maligned for decades” (The Boston Globe).Ty Cobb is baseball royalty, maybe even the greatest player ever. His lifetime batting average is still the highest in history, and ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • My Prison Without Bars

    par Pete Rose, Rick Hill ...
    Pete Rose holds more Major League Baseball records than any other player in history. He stands alone as baseball's hit king having shattered the previously "unbreakable" record held by Ty Cobb. He is a blue-collar hero with the kind of old-fashioned work ethic that turned great talent into legendary accomplishments.Pete Rose is also a lifelong gambler and a sufferer of oppositional defiant ... En savoir plus

    $6.99 CAD

  • Mickey and Willie

    Mantle and Mays, the Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age

    par Allen Barra ...
    Acclaimed sportswriter Allen Barra exposes the uncanny parallels--and lifelong friendship--between two of the greatest baseball players ever to take the field.Culturally, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were light-years apart. Yet they were nearly the same age and almost the same size, and they came to New York at the same time. They possessed virtually the same talents and played the same position. ... En savoir plus

    $9.99 CAD

  • Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders

    A Complete Guide to the Worst Decisions and Stupidest Moments in Baseball History

    par Rob Neyer ...
    BLOOPER: BALL SQUIRTS THROUGH BILLY BUCKNER'S LEGS.BLUNDER: BILLY BUCKNER'S MANAGER LEFT HIM IN THE GAME.Baseball bloopers are fun; they're funny, even. A pitcher slips on the mound and his pitch sails over the backstop. An infielder camps under a pop-up...and the ball lands ten feet away. An outfielder tosses a souvenir to a fan...but that was just the second out, and runners are circling the ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD

  • A Well-Paid Slave

    Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports

    par Brad Snyder ...
    A “captivating”* look at how center fielder Curt Flood's refusal to accept a trade changed Major League Baseball forever.After the 1969 season, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their star center fielder, Curt Flood, to the Philadelphia Phillies, setting off a chain of events that would change professional sports forever. At the time there were no free agents, no no-trade clauses. When a player was ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • Shoeless

    The Life and Times of Joe Jackson

    par David L. Fleitz ...
    "Shoeless" Joe Jackson was one of baseball's greatest hitters and most colorful players. Born Joseph Jefferson Wofford Jackson on July 16, 1888, in Pickens County, South Carolina, Jackson went to work in a textile mill when he was around six years old, and got his start in baseball playing for the Brandon Mill team at the age of 13 earning 2.50 a game. He emerged as the star of the team and a ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Clemente

    The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero

    par David Maraniss ...
    Discover the remarkable life of Roberto Clemente—one of the most accomplished—and beloved—baseball heroes of his generation from Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss.On New Year’s Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero’s death, killed in a plane crash as he attempted to deliver food and medical supplies to Nicaragua after a devastating ... En savoir plus

    $22.50 CAD

  • The Ticket Out

    Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw

    The year was 1979 and the fifteen teenagers on the Crenshaw High Cougars were the most talented team in the history of high school baseball. They were pure ballplayers, sluggers and sweet fielders who played with unbridled joy and breathtaking skill.The national press converged on Crenshaw. So many scouts gravitated to their games that they took up most of the seats in the bleachers. Even the ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD