Carl Hubbell: A Biography of the Screwball King
Author:   Lowell L. Blaisdell
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786444656


Pages:   220
Publication Date:   16 November 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Carl Hubbell: A Biography of the Screwball King


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Author:   Lowell L. Blaisdell
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9780786444656


ISBN 10:   0786444657
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   16 November 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      1. Varieties of Farming      2. Pitching for “Little Napoleon”      3. Stardom Imminent      4. The Meeker Marvel      5. Meeker’s Celebrity      6. The World Series Wizard      7. The Hero at Home      8. Ups and Downs of Fame      9. Marking Time      10. Composition of a Mound Artist      11. Superlatives Recaptured      12. “Waiting for Lefty”      13. Arm Rebellion      14. Pitched Out, 1940–1943      15. Farming a Different Crop      16. “Remembrance of Things Past”      Appendix: Statistics      Chapter Notes      Chapter Sources (Annotated)      Bibliography      Index     

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"""A solid piece of scholarship...fun to read...with a boyish energy and excitement, it covers an often overlooked hall of famer pitching in one of the most interesting eras and against some of the biggest legends in baseball history""--Nine."


A solid piece of scholarship...fun to read...with a boyish energy and excitement, it covers an often overlooked hall of famer pitching in one of the most interesting eras and against some of the biggest legends in baseball history --<i>Nine</i>.


Author Information

The late Lowell L. Blaisdell, a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, taught history for more than 40 years before retirement. He lived in Texas.

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