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Cap Anson : the grand old man of baseball / David L. Fleitz.
Van Pelt Library GV865.A64 F54 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fleitz, David L., 1955-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anson, Adrian C. (Adrian Constantine), 1852-1922.
- Baseball player-managers--United States--Biography.
- Baseball player-managers.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2005]
- Summary:
- "Cap Anson's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame sums up his career with admirable simplicity: 'The greatest hitter and greatest National League player-manager of the 19th century.' Anson helped make baseball the national pastime. Anson's career coincided with baseball's rise to prominence. He was one of the best known and most admired men in the United States"--Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-331) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786422386
- OCLC:
- 60856095
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