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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gerald C. WoodPublisher: University of Nebraska Press Imprint: University of Nebraska Press Edition: 0th edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.794kg ISBN: 9780803244993ISBN 10: 0803244991 Pages: 440 Publication Date: 01 April 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations 000 Acknowledgments 000 Introduction: Bart at 90 Marvel Road 000 1. John F. and Howard E. 000 2. Bloomer Girl and Minor Leaguer 000 3. Rookie and More 000 4. The 1912 Regular Season 000 5. The 1912 World Series 000 6. Playing with Pain 000 7. Indian Outfielder and Utility Man 000 8. Glory Revisited 000 9. The Yale Years 000 10. Final Innings 000 11. Legend and Legacy 000 Epilogue: Fenway Park, August 17, 2008 000 Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000ReviewsExhaustively researched, Gerald Wood's Smoky Joe Wood is the first full-scale biography of a great pitcher whose mound career was ruined by arm trouble and who then reinvented himself as a fine outfielder. A member of three World Series champions, Joe Wood lived a fascinating life. It's a life well rendered by someone who clearly loves his subject. --Charles C. Alexander, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at Ohio University and author of thirteen books on history and baseball--Charles C. Alexander (09/20/2012) """If I could have been one twentieth-century sports figure, I would like to have been Smoky Joe Wood in 1912. All that talent and all that common sense combined in one package and all showcased in a baseball-mad city. And reinventing himself to become a .366-hitting outfielder wasn't bad either."" - Bob Ryan, Boston Globe sports columnist and author of When Boston Won the World Series ""In Smoky Joe Wood author Gerald Wood sweeps away the smoke of history to provide a clear, detailed, and poignant biography of the legendary pitcher. In these pages Wood comes to life. We meet not only a remarkable baseball player but also an unforgettable man."" - Glenn Stout, author of the award-winning Fenway 1912 ""Exhaustively researched, Gerald Wood's Smoky Joe Wood is the first full-scale biography of a great pitcher whose mound career was ruined by arm trouble and who then reinvented himself as a fine outfielder. A member of three World Series champions, Joe Wood lived a fascinating life. It's a life well rendered by someone who clearly loves his subject."" - Charles C. Alexander, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at Ohio University and author of thirteen books on history and baseball" Wood was a great ballplayer and an even more fascinating man. Excellent reading. -Wes Lukowsky, Booklist -- Wes Lukowsky Booklist Gerald C. Wood (no relation), author of this first full-scale biography of 'Smoky Joe' Wood, delivers an impeccably researched and poignant account of a great athlete and even greater man. -Mark Hodermarsky, Cleveland.com -- Mark Hodermarsky Cleveland.com A stunning account of the life of the best baseball player not in the Hall of Fame. -John Vorperian, Southern New England Chapter, Society for American Baseball Research -- John Vorperian Southern New England Chapter, Society for American Baseball Research [Smoky Joe Wood is] a thorough and lively account of the career of Joe Wood. -W. T. Lindley, CHOICE -- W. T. Lindley CHOICE As readers will discover in Gerald Wood's insightful and thorough portrait of the Red Sox hurler, Indians outfielder, Yale coach, and baseball ambassador, the appreciation for Smoky Joe Wood should come not from individual achievements but from the sum of all the parts of the man's life. -Ron Kates, NINE -- Ron Kates NINE Author InformationGerald C. Wood is Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at Carson-Newman University and coeditor of Northsiders: Essays on the History and Culture of the Chicago Cubs. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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