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Author: G Michael Green ,
Roger D Launius (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution)
Publisher: Walker & Company
Imprint: Walker & Company
Dimensions:
Width: 16.80cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 0.562kg
ISBN: 9780802717450
ISBN 10: 0802717454
Pages: 357
Publication Date: 06 July 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
<p>“One of the most promising sports titles on the horizon.”— Wall Street Journal “Charlie Finley finally gets the recognition--and the well-researched biography--that he deserves. This book bursts with fresh material, vibrant characters, and important historical insight. It's a flat-out winner.”—Jonathan Eig<p>“[A] marvelous new biography of Finley…Green and Launius have brought an American Original back from the grave.”—Timothy M. Gay, author of Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert:   The Wild Saga of Interracial Baseball Before Jackie Robinson <p> The authors capture not only the enmity Finley engendered everywhere he traveled in the baseball world—including his own clubhouse—but also Finley’s valiant efforts to keep his team alive in the face of a tough Oakland market and exploding free agency. A good complement to the just-published Reggie Jackson.”— Booklist “Charlie Finley finally ge
<p> Charlie Finley takes a commendably even-handed approach to its volatile subject. -- Wall Street Journal <p> One of the most promising sports titles on the horizon. -- Wall Street Journal <p> [A] marvelous new biography of Finley...Green and Launius have brought an American Original back from the grave. --Timothy M. Gay, author of Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert: The Wild Saga of Interracial Baseball Before Jackie Robinson <p>The authors capture not only the enmity Finley engendered everywhere he traveled in the baseball world--including his own clubhouse--but also Finley's valiant efforts to keep his team alive in the face of a tough Oakland market and exploding free agency. A good complement to the just-published Reggie Jackson. -- Booklist <p> Charlie Finley finally gets the recognition--and the well-researched biography--that he deserves. This book bursts with fresh material, vibrant characters, and important historical insight. It's a flat-out winner. --Jonathan Eig<p> I can't i
Author Information
G. Michael Green and Roger Launius are members of SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research. When not indulging their baseball passions, Green is a senior planner at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Washington, D.C., while Launius is senior curator in the Division of Space History at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
