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Double plays and double crosses : the Black Sox and baseball in 1920
- Title
- Double plays and double crosses : the Black Sox and baseball in 1920 / Don Zminda.
- Author
- Zminda, Don
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 21-6034 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xviii, 323 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This book is the exciting story of how one of the most infamous scandals in American history--the Black Sox scandal--continued for over a year following the "fixed" World Series of 1919 until the truth began to emerge. It is a story of gamblers and crooks; a story of teammates betraying one another; a story of investigations and cover-ups"--
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-305) and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / by Rob Neyer -- Introduction -- Prelude: 1917 -- A cold (and dry) New Year -- Detective stories -- Insurrectionists -- Waco -- A good start -- The absent brother -- Trials and triumphs -- Abe tells -- Scandal, tragedy -- and first place -- The suspicious slump -- The Grand Jury -- Busted -- A bitter month -- Here comes the Judge -- Epilogue: Trials, tribulations, and thoughts.
- Call Number
- JFE 21-6034
- ISBN
- 9781538142325
- 1538142325
- LCCN
- 2020036349
- 40030431337
- OCLC
- 1191241658
- Author
- Zminda, Don, author.
- Title
- Double plays and double crosses : the Black Sox and baseball in 1920 / Don Zminda.
- Publisher
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-305) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Indexed Term
- Baseball and gambling.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Zminda, Don, 1948- Double plays and double crosses Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2021. 9781538142332 (DLC) 2020036350
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40030431337
- Research Call Number
- JFE 21-6034