Connie Mack's '29 Triumph The Rise and Fall of the Philadelphia Athletics Dynasty |
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Author:
| Kashatus, William C. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7864-2165-7 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2005 |
Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $43.00 |
Book Description:
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This work chronicles the rise and fall of the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics and their six-year rivalry with the New York Yankees, 1927 to 1932. Based primarily on newspaper accounts, the book tells the story of the ""Grand Old Man of Baseball"" - and the 1929 A's team overlooked in favor of the 1927 Yankees as baseball's greatest all-around team.
This work chronicles the rise and fall of the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics and their six-year rivalry with the New York Yankees, 1927 to 1932. Based primarily on newspaper accounts, the book tells the story of the ""Grand Old Man of Baseball"" - and the 1929 A's team overlooked in favor of the 1927 Yankees as baseball's greatest all-around team.