The Black Prince of Baseball: Hal Chase and the Mythology of the Game

Author:   Donald Dewey ,  Nicholas Acocella
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
ISBN:  

9780803299399


Pages:   277
Publication Date:   01 May 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Donald Dewey ,  Nicholas Acocella
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
Imprint:   University of Nebraska Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.662kg
ISBN:  

9780803299399


ISBN 10:   0803299397
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   01 May 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionCats and CradlesPlaying the FieldsGames for SaleYankee DandyConsolation PrizesBroadway LightsAftershocksInlaws and OutlawsManaging CrisisSecond ThoughtsPoxes on the HousePeaceful CoexistenceCaptain OutrageousChase in ChargeBreakdownsAffairs to RememberRelocationsThe Second CityA Federal CaseNon-SupportThe Red PrinceWar CloudsLaying DownFibbers and MageeBurning BridgesGiant AcquittalsThe Wild BunchDirty LaundryOut at HomeStill Crazy After All These YearsBlame GamesOn the BorderlineArizona TravelerWhen Hustlers MeetThe Nuclear Family and Other MeltdownsLast LicksThe Extra InningsEpilogueBibliographyIndex

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Dewey and Acocella have compiled an exhaustive study. . . . Their method produces moments of great insight, humor, complexity, and tragedy. Daniel Gabriel, Elysian Fields Quarterly --Daniel Gabriel Elysian Fields Quarterly (08/01/2004)


A remarkable look at a bygone scandal. -Kristin Kloberdanz, Chicago Tribune -- Kristin Kloberdanz Chicago Tribune Dewey and Acocella have compiled an exhaustive study... Their method produces moments of great insight, humor, complexity, and tragedy. -Daniel Gabriel, Elysian Fields Quarterly -- Daniel Gabriel Elysian Fields Quarterly With incredible research and detail Dewey and Acocella recount the story of one of the most controversial characters in all of baseball history. -Andrew Elias, Ft. Meyers Magazine -- Andrew Elias Ft. Meyers Magazine Fans of this era will love this book. -Gregg's Baseball Bookcase Gregg's Baseball Bookcase A very satisfying book. -Lance Smith, Guy Who Reviews Sports Books -- Lance Smith Guy Who Reviews Sports Books


A remarkable look at a bygone scandal. -Kristin Kloberdanz, Chicago Tribune -- Kristin Kloberdanz Chicago Tribune Dewey and Acocella have compiled an exhaustive study... Their method produces moments of great insight, humor, complexity, and tragedy. -Daniel Gabriel, Elysian Fields Quarterly -- Daniel Gabriel Elysian Fields Quarterly With incredible research and detail Dewey and Acocella recount the story of one of the most controversial characters in all of baseball history. -Andrew Elias, Ft. Meyers Magazine -- Andrew Elias Ft. Meyers Magazine


Dewey and Acocella have done a first-class job in researching and writing about Chase's life. The Baseball Historian


A remarkable look at a bygone scandal. -Kristin Kloberdanz, Chicago Tribune -- Kristin Kloberdanz Chicago Tribune Dewey and Acocella have compiled an exhaustive study... Their method produces moments of great insight, humor, complexity, and tragedy. -Daniel Gabriel, Elysian Fields Quarterly -- Daniel Gabriel Elysian Fields Quarterly


Author Information

Donald Dewey has published more than thirty books of fiction, nonfiction, and drama, including the history of baseball fans The Tenth Man and the novels The Fantasy League Murders and The Bolivian Sailor. Nicholas Acocella is the author or coauthor of several books on baseball, including (with Donald Dewey) The New Biographical History of Baseball: The Classic and Total Ballclubs.

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