Harry Hooper An American Baseball Life |
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| Author:
| Zingg, Paul J. |
| Series title: | Sport and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-07170-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.95 |
Book Description:
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Through the figure of Harry Hooper (1887-1974), star of four World Series championship teams and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Paul Zingg describes baseball's transformation from an often rowdy spectacle to a respectable career choice and entertainment institution. Zingg chronicles Hooper's rise from a sharecropper background in ......
Through the figure of Harry Hooper (1887-1974), star of four World Series championship teams and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Paul Zingg describes baseball's transformation from an often rowdy spectacle to a respectable career choice and entertainment institution. Zingg chronicles Hooper's rise from a sharecropper background in ......