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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Bill Veeck , Ed Linn , Bob VerdiPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Edition: Univ of Chicago PR ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 27.80cm Weight: 0.660kg ISBN: 9780226852188ISBN 10: 0226852180 Pages: 398 Publication Date: 07 April 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews"""Folksy, self-deprecating, outrageous, and famously one-legged, Veeck was a burr in the bottom of major-league owners whose pockets were as deep as their hands were short. . . . Reading about Veeck reminds us that baseball is a wonderful game, nothing more, nothing less. And without a doubt, Veeck as in Wreck still stands as the most enjoyable, funny, brassy, pointed, and outrageous baseball book ever printed.""-- ""Chicago Tribune"" ""One of baseball's most famous--and outspoken--owners tells his story in Veeck--as in Wreck. Veeck recounts his many years with the Cleveland Browns and Chicago White Sox, among other teams, and the friends and enemies he made along the way.""-- ""New York Times""" Author InformationBill Veeck (William Louis Veeck, Jr.) (1914-1986) learned the baseball business from the ground up at Wrigley Field when his father was at first general manager and then president of the Chicago Cubs. Bill went on to become the owner of the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Browns, and the Chicago White Sox-twice. In 1991, Veeck was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ed Linn (1922-2000), a well respected sports-writer, was the author of 17 books, including Hitter: The Life and Turmoils of Ted Williams, Nice Guys Finish Last, and Where the Money Is. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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