{"product_id":"baseballs-union-association-9781476680606","title":"Baseballs Union Association","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Hastily formed in 1883 as a rival, third major league, the Union Association upset the moguls of the baseball world and disrupted the status quo. Backed by Henry V. Lucas, an impetuous 26-year-old millionaire from St. Louis, the UA existed for one chaotic season in 1884. This first full-length history of the Union Association tells the captivating story of the league''s brief and enigmatic existence. Lucas recruited a wild mix of disgruntled stars, misfits, crooks, has-beens, drunks, and the occasional spectator--along with a future star or two. The result was a bizarre experiment that sowed both turmoil and hope before fading into oblivion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable compilation of research on the quirky, ill-fated league that is focused on contemporary primary sources to under-gird an analysis of how the Union Association formed, competed, and disbanded during its sole year of existence in 1884\"—Charlie Bevis, author, \u003ci\u003eTim Keefe: A Biography of the Hall of Fame Pitcher and Player-Rights Advocate\u0026gt;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. Al Pratt's Association\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. The Very Best of Ball Players\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. Enter Henry V. Lucas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. The War Begins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. The Union Association Takes the Stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. \"The Finest! The Nearest! The Prettiest!\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. One Month in Altoona, Pennsylvania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. Going to Kansas City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. Independence Day in Washington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Baltimore's Battle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. \"Bollicky\" Bill and the \"Wizard\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. The Hoss and the Playboy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. The Bell Tolls for the Keystones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. A Matter of Dollars and Cents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. The Windy City Blows Out of Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. A Curse Falls Upon Delaware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. The Union Goes North … Western\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18. Cream City Chronicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19. The Vagabonds from Minnesota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20. The Wild West and the Race for Third Place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21. The Associations Face Off\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22. The Real Games Begin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23. Almost Equivalent to Actual Dishonesty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24. The Double Cross\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25. What Killed the Union Association?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26. The Ghosts of the Union\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27. Henry Lucas Opts Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040472662359,"sku":"9781476680606","price":30.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476680606.jpg?v=1750946863","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/baseballs-union-association-9781476680606","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}