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Author:   Robert C. Cottrell
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9781476692470

ISBN 10:   1476692475
Pages:   265
Publication Date:   06 September 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface  1. The Strike  2. The Players’ League  3. From the Protective Association to the Fraternity and Beyond  4. The American Baseball Guild and Jumping  5. The Major League Baseball Players Association  6. Miller Time  7. Free Agency and Arbitration  8. We’re on Strike! No, You’re Locked Out!  9. The Adversaries: Donald Fehr vs. Bud Selig 10. The State of the National Game 11. ­Commissioner-Less Baseball 12. It Happens Every Spring 13. The Best Player in Baseball: Barry Bonds 14. The Natural: Ken Griffey, Jr. 15. Opening Days 16. May Days 17. A June Swoon? 18. July Was the Hottest Month 19. August Showers 20. Discord Continues 21. Labor Woes and the National Pastime Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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"Cottrell situates this doomed strike season amid the long, winding history of the decades-long financial dance between players seeking higher compensation and career autonomy while some smaller market teams struggled to compete. ... An interesting read for baseball fans.""—Booklist"

Author Information

A professor emeritus of history and American studies at California State University, Chico, Robert C. Cottrell is the author of more than twenty books, including studies of the counterculture, the year 1968, American radicalism, black baseball and the World War II smokejumpers.

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