Spoke - Charles C. Alexander

Spoke

A Biography of Tris Speaker
Buch | Softcover
277 Seiten
2024
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6247-3 (ISBN)
27,40 inkl. MwSt
Describes not only every significant major league game in which Tris Speaker played, but also the careers of his teammates and opponents, the baseball of their day, and the way it changed within the context of the larger world around them.
One of the greatest centerfielders ever, Tris Speaker's career was full of colorful moments on and off the field. This biography chronicles his career spent with the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians, the Washington Senators, and the Philadelphia Athletics. It also follows his years as a minor league manager and part owner, civic activist, Indians coach, and general promoter of baseball. Every significant major league game is described in detail, along with the careers of Speaker's teammates and opponents and the changing baseball landscape around them. This title is now available as a paperback and ebook exclusively from McFarland.

Charles C. Alexander, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus, Ohio University, has written 14 books, the last eight of which have dealt with American baseball history. He lives in Hamilton, Ohio.

Foreword: "No Place for Me"
1. "I Played Baseball and Drove the Cows to Pasture"
2. "By No Means a Finished Outfielder"
3. "Well, There Goes Your World Series"
4. "For God's Sake, Men, Take the Money Away"
5. "Baseball Is a Business"
6. "New Life into a Half-Dead, Despondent City"
7. "The Inspiration of Speaker's Leadership"
8. "I Knew My Team"
9. "I Will Never be a Bench Manager"
10. "We'll Finish in the League Anyway"
11. "A Veritable Judas"
12. "A Sort of Twilight to His Career"
13. "My Name Is Tris Speaker"
Afterword: "Let Your Voices Soften to a Mere Whisper"
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 18 b&w photos
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 228 mm
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Ballsport
ISBN-10 1-4766-6247-9 / 1476662479
ISBN-13 978-1-4766-6247-3 / 9781476662473
Zustand Neuware
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