Twilight of the Long-ball Gods

Twilight of the Long-ball Gods
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 9780803293274
ISBN-13 : 0803293275
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Book Synopsis Twilight of the Long-ball Gods by : John Schulian

Download or read book Twilight of the Long-ball Gods written by John Schulian and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he does venture into the big leagues, Schulian gives us the underdogs and the human touches, from Bill Veeck peg-legging toward retirement as the game's last maverick team owner, to musings on Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe at Christmas, to Studs Terkel's reflections on baseball."--BOOK JACKET.


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