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Dynastic, bombastic, fantastic : Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley's swingin' A's / Jason Turbow.
Van Pelt Library GV875.O24 T67 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Turbow, Jason, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oakland Athletics (Baseball team)--History.
- Oakland Athletics (Baseball team).
- Finley, Charles Oscar, 1918-1996.
- Finley, Charles Oscar.
- Hunter, James Augustus "Jim" or "Catfish" 1946-1999.
- Jackson, Reginald Martinez "Reggie" 1946-.
- Blue Jr., Vida Rochelle 1949-.
- Fingers, Roland Glen (Rollie) 1946-.
- Baseball--History.
- History.
- Local Subjects:
- Hunter, James Augustus "Jim" or "Catfish" 1946-1999.
- Jackson, Reginald Martinez "Reggie" 1946-.
- Blue Jr., Vida Rochelle 1949-.
- Fingers, Roland Glen (Rollie) 1946-.
- Oakland Athletics (Baseball team)--History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.
- Summary:
- "How the Oakland A's of the 1970s--a revolutionary band of brawling Hall of Famers--won three straight championships and knocked baseball into the modern age"--Dust jacket flap.
- Contents:
- Part 1: Ascendance 1961-1971
- Welcome to Oakland
- The owner
- Part 2: Pinnacle 1972-1974
- Vida's blues
- Sweet smell of success
- Teetering in Tiger Town
- World Series, 1972
- Springtime for champions
- Defending your flag
- Beating the birds
- Scapegoat nation
- Wherefore Williams?
- Another run
- Hello, Hollywood ... Goodbye, Catfish (prelude)
- Catfish gone
- Part 3: Descent 1975-1980
- Retool
- Housecleaning
- Long slope down.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-371) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780544303171
- 0544303172
- OCLC:
- 953744159
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