The Player: Christy Mathewson, Baseball, and the American Century

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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Release Year
2003
ISBN
9781568582689
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Hachette Books
ISBN-10
1568582684
ISBN-13
9781568582689
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5955024

Product Key Features

Book Title
Player : Christy Mathewson, Baseball, and the American Century
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Baseball / History, Baseball / General, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Author
Philip M. Seib
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
256.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-052472
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
796.357/092 B
Synopsis
Christy Mathewson (1880-1925) was baseball's first superstar pitcher who still ranks among the all-time leaders in wins, earned run average, and shutouts. Mathewson was in the first group elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, with Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, and Walter Johnson. At a time when professional ballplayers were regarded as hard-living rogues, Matty was a soft-spoken college boy who espoused clean living and did more than any other athlete to elevate the place of sports in American life. Parents longed for their children to model their lives after his. He even wrote children's books to help instill the values of hard work and determination. With a diverse cast of characters including Teddy Roosevelt, Edith Wharton and Scott Fitzgerald, The Player is an exciting, cinematic evocation of a singular American life -- and what that life means today. Photographs are featured.
LC Classification Number
GV865.M37S45 2003

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