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Harry Wright : the father of professional base ball / by Christopher Devine.
Van Pelt Library GV865.W75 D48 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Devine, Christopher, 1984-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wright, Harry, 1835-1895.
- Wright, Harry.
- Baseball managers--United States--Biography.
- Baseball managers.
- United States.
- Baseball players--United States--Biography.
- Baseball players.
- Cincinnati Red Stockings (Baseball team).
- Baseball--United States--History--19th century.
- Baseball.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 191 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2003]
- Summary:
- Drawing on contemporary sources including his own papers, this full-length biography covers all of Wright's life: his arrival in America; his experiences with the Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869-70; his relationship with his family; his experiences in Boston, Providence, and Philadelphia; his death; and his election to the Hall of Fame in 1953.
- Contents:
- 1. A Base Ball Edison 7
- 2. The Queen City 29
- 3. Dynasty in the Rough 84
- 4. Uncle Harry 132
- Appendix A The Cincinnati Red Stockings' 1868 Club Song 175
- Appendix B The Chronology of Harry Wright's Managerial Career 177.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786415614
- OCLC:
- 52257635
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