Overview
With this volume, David Nemec completes his remarkable trilogy of 19th-century baseball biographies, covering every major league player, manager, umpire, owner and league official. It provides in-depth information on many figures unknown to most historians. Each detailed entry includes vital statistics, peer-driven analysis of baseball-related skills, and an overview of the individual's role in the game. Also chronicled are players' first and last major league games, most important achievements, movements from team to team, and much more. By bringing attention to these overlooked baseball personalities, this reference work immeasurably enriches our knowledge of 19th century major league baseball.
Full Product Details
Author: David Nemec ,
John Thorn
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.726kg
ISBN: 9780786468904
ISBN 10: 0786468904
Pages: 314
Publication Date: 03 April 2012
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
this reference work will be a boon to serious baseball historians --<i>Library Journal</i>; a necessary purchase for baseball collections. Highly recommended --<i>Choice</i>; essential...highly recommended --<i>ARBA</i>; if you're looking for something different and innovative, turn to just about any work by baseball historian David Nemec. Not only is Nemec a meticulous writer, he also is a determined researcher who enjoys nothing better than to uncover a nugget of information about a baseball player that will make you stop and think. Nemec breathes life into some of the most obscure names of baseball...a valuable reference source. It's Interesting, entertaining and educational --<i>Tampa Bay Online</i>; offers vital statistics and biographical info on less-known figures in the history of the sport --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.
this reference work will be a boon to serious baseball historians --Library Journal; a necessary purchase for baseball collections. Highly recommended --Choice; essential...highly recommended --ARBA; if you're looking for something different and innovative, turn to just about any work by baseball historian David Nemec. Not only is Nemec a meticulous writer, he also is a determined researcher who enjoys nothing better than to uncover a nugget of information about a baseball player that will make you stop and think. Nemec breathes life into some of the most obscure names of baseball...a valuable reference source. It's Interesting, entertaining and educational --Tampa Bay Online; offers vital statistics and biographical info on less-known figures in the history of the sport --Reference & Research Book News.
Author Information
David Nemec, a baseball historian, novelist, and playwright, has published six novels and authored or coauthored more than 30 books on baseball. The recipient of the Sporting News Research Award, he lives in Agoura Hills, California.
