Branch Rickey Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman |
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| Author:
| Lowenfish, Lee |
| Introduction by:
| Lowenfish, Lee |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-2453-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Imprint: | Bison Books |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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He was not much of a player and not much more of a manager, but by the time Branch Rickey (1881-1965) finished with baseball, he had revolutionized the sport - not just once but three times. In this definitive biography of Rickey - the man sportswriters dubbed ""The Brain"", ""The Mahatma"", and, on occasion, ""El Cheapo"" - Lee Lowenfish tells the full, colorful story of a life that forever changed the face of America's game.
He was not much of a player and not much more of a manager, but by the time Branch Rickey (1881-1965) finished with baseball, he had revolutionized the sport - not just once but three times. In this definitive biography of Rickey - the man sportswriters dubbed ""The Brain"", ""The Mahatma"", and, on occasion, ""El Cheapo"" - Lee Lowenfish tells the full, colorful story of a life that forever changed the face of America's game.