{"product_id":"tales-from-the-deadball-era-9781496235190","title":"Tales from the Deadball Era","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Halfon looks at life in the Major Leagues in the early 1900s, when the game was defined by low scoring and an emphasis on pitching and defense, and when players like Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, and Walter Johnson. For almost two decades, this era produced some of the best players who ever played the game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Halfon transports his readers back to that time, giving them an inside look at the minds of the baseball legends of that day. \u003ci\u003eTales From The Deadball Era\u003c\/i\u003e is highly recommended for baseball history buffs.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Writer's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For anyone interested in baseball's past, Halfon's \u003ci\u003eTales from the Deadball Era \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an introduction not only to the sport itself but to American culture as well.\"—Matthew Teutsch, \u003ci\u003eARETE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you're looking for a fun summer read I highly recommend Halfon's \u003ci\u003eTales From the Deadball Era\u003c\/i\u003e.\"—Mike Lynch, \u003ci\u003eSeamheads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Most fans will enjoy reading this book and spending the time traveling back to these decades long ago.\"—Gregg Kersey, \u003ci\u003eGregg's Baseball Bookcase\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eTales from the Deadball Era\u003c\/i\u003e etches early twentieth-century baseball far different from today’s. Fixed games, patrons on the diamond, and players belting hecklers were all in a day’s work. So, too, were cash and flowers given regulars, ‘joke’ and charity games, and a batter willingly getting hit—anything for a run. In this delightful book about Ty Cobb’s and John McGraw’s era, Mark Halfon recalls an age when baseball has seldom been more alive.”—Curt Smith, author of \u003ci\u003ePull Up a Chair: The Vin Scully Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It strikes baseball enthusiasts today that a homer or strikeout approach to tallying runs prevails. Not during the Deadball Era. Mark Halfon shows us—with a historian’s eye and unfailing love of the game—how [the scarcity of baseballs in pre-1920] was the mother of invention.”—Ken Shouler, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Real 100 Best Players of All Time and Why\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mark Halfon captures a raucous era in baseball history, when the sport was characterized by cheating, gambling, and violence—on the part of both players and their fans—and he recounts intriguing tales of baseball’s mythical figures.”—Ronna S. Feit, PhD, State University of New York\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgmentsIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part 1: Deadball Era Highlights1. Big League Cheating2. Baseball at the Turn of the Century3. A Pitchers’ Paradise4. Inside Baseball5. Rowdyism\u003cbr\u003e Part 2: Deadball Era Standouts6. Little Napoleon7. The Georgia Peach8. The Big Train9. A Game for the Ages\u003cbr\u003e Part 3: Beyond the Deadball Era10. Baseball at the Crossroads11. The Black Sox Scandals12. The Black Sox Myth\u003cbr\u003e Postscript\u003cbr\u003e Photo galleryNotesBibliographyIndex ","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187806691671,"sku":"9781496235190","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tales-from-the-deadball-era-9781496235190","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}