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  • - John Newton and the Blasting of Hell Gate
    af Thomas Barthel
    451,95 kr.

    Chronicles the post-Civil War clearing of the East River in New York City, and the ingenuity of the Army engineer whose work was praised by the National Academy of Sciences.

  • af Thomas Barthel
    408,95 kr.

    George Herman "Babe" Ruth knew he could profit from celebrity. He soon with Christy Walsh, baseball's first publicity agent. Walsh sold Ruth's ghostwritten byline to a newspaper syndicate. Walsh's writers made him a hero, crafting his public image as a lovable scalawag. Drawing on primary sources, this book examines the stories, separating exaggerated facts from clear falsehoods.

  • - A History of Off-season Major League Play
    af Thomas Barthel
    318,95 kr.

    Baseball post season barnstorming is a phenomenon specific to baseball and to American sports. The ""barn-"" part of the word was used to emphasize the rural aspect of the games. The ""-storm"" part was used to describe the speed of the movement from game to game.

  • af Thomas Barthel
    350,95 kr.

    Abner Doubleday is remembered primarily for his 'invention' of baseball. Following Doubleday's youth in Auburn, NY, to his days as a cadet at West Point, the general's involvement in the American Civil War, and his public service afterwards, this title portrays him as a man who took unpopular stands but was guided by a firm vision of justice.