| Baseball in Louisville Contributor(s): Jewell, Anne (Author), Barney, Mary E. (Foreword by), Louisville Slugger Museum &. Factory (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738542415 ISBN-13: 9780738542416 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: Louisville and baseball share a long and strong bond that also happens to be one rollicking tale. From scandals and superstars, to Louisville Slugger. bats and beyond, Baseball in Louisville explores the ups, downs, eccentricities, and historic elements that define America's great pastime in Louisville. With names like Honus Wagner, Fred Clarke, Earle Combs, Pee Wee Reese, Adam Dunn, and Chris Burke in the line-up, this volume delivers a substantial and entertaining overview of baseball's past and present. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Travel | Special Interest - Sports |
| LCCN: 2005936731 |
| Series: Images of Baseball |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.54" W x 9.22" (0.72 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky - Locality - Louisville, Kentucky - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Louisville and baseball share a long and strong bond that also happens to be one rollicking tale. From scandals and superstars, to Louisville Slugger(r) bats and beyond, Baseball in Louisville explores the ups, downs, eccentricities, and historic elements that define America s great pastime in Louisville. With names like Honus Wagner, Fred Clarke, Earle Combs, Pee Wee Reese, Adam Dunn, and Chris Burke in the line-up, this volume delivers a substantial and entertaining overview of baseball s past and present." |
Contributor Bio(s): Jewell, Anne: - Anne Jewell is the executive director of Louisville Slugger Museum & FactoryTM. She has given presentations and taught a class on the history of professional baseball in Louisville. She was a contributing writer for Smithsonian Baseball and has authored a children s book about the world s biggest baseball bat, which is pictured above. |