Smithsonian Books, Collins 2007 1st Smithsonian Books ed. [stated]. First printing [stated] Hardcover Very good in very good jacket xv, [1], 368 pages. Illustrations. Sources. Notes. Index. The author was an assistant managing editor at Fortune magazine. From an on-line posting: In October 1908t he Cubs were, without doubt, baseball's greatest team-the first dynasty of the 20th century. Crazy '08 recounts the 1908 season-the year when Peerless Leader Frank Chance's men went toe to toe to toe with John McGraw and Christy Mathewson's New York Giants and Honus Wagner's Pittsburgh Pirates in the greatest pennant race the National League has ever seen. The American League has its own three-cornered pennant fight, and players like Cy Young, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and Hal Chase ensured that the other circuit had its moments. But it was the National League's-and the Cubs'-year. Crazy '08, however, is not just the exciting story of a great season. It is also about the forces that created modern baseball, and the America that produced it. In 1908, politicans ran Chicago's First Ward, and gambling magnates controlled the Yankees. Fans regularly invaded the field to do handstands or argue with the umps; others shot guns from rickety grandstands prone to burning. There were anarchists on the loose and racial killings in the town that made Lincoln. On the flimsiest of pretexts, General Abner Doubleday becomes a symbol of Americanism, and baseball's own anthem, "Take Me Out to the ...

Smithsonian Books 2007 4th Printing. Hardcover Good in Very Good jacket Ex-Library Ex-library copy with no library pocket and fe library marks in book. Dealer stamp on front endpaper. sports.

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Smithsonian 2007-03-13 Hardcover Very GOOD in GOOD jacket Size: 9x6x1; Unmarked hardcover in unclipped jacket. Top edge and top corners of dust jacket have been bumped. Pink soiling on page edges 13-29. Laid in is the Smithsonian press release.

Smithsonian 2007 1st Edition Hardcover As New in As New jacket Signed by Author(s) Signed by the author on the title page. Not inscribed. The book and jacket are in as new condition. First Edition, Third Printing.

Smithsonian Books (DC) 2007 Hard cover Good Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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New York Smithsonian Books 2007 Later Printing Hardcover Fine in Fine jacket 8vo-over 7æ"-9æ" tall. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 368 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs. Fifth printing. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket.

Smithsonian 2007 Hardcover Fair Heavily loved still intact and perfectly readable. Cosmetic wear only. Former Library book. Ships fast!

Smithsonian, Date: 2007-03-13. hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. clean well kept 1st edition inscribed/signed by Author hardcover copy. No markings, stains or stickers, 2007. Smithsonian ISBN 0060889373 9780060889371 [US]

Smithsonian Books (DC), Date: 2007. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2007. Smithsonian Books (DC) ISBN 0060889373 9780060889371 [US]

Smithsonian Books (DC), Date: 2007. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2007. Smithsonian Books (DC) ISBN 0060889373 9780060889371 [US]

Smithsonian, Date: 2007-03-13. Hardcover. Very GOOD/GOOD. 9x6x1. Unmarked hardcover in unclipped jacket. Top edge and top corners of dust jacket have been bumped. Pink soiling on page edges 13-29. Laid in is the Smithsonian press release. 2007. Smithsonian ISBN 0060889373 9780060889371 [US]

Smithsonian. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Smithsonian ISBN 0060889373 9780060889371 [US]